Hizb ut-Tahrir

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Hizb ut-Tahrir is a transnational Islamist political organization that advocates for the re-establishment of a global caliphate governed by Islamic law.

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Label Occurrences
Hizb ut-Tahrir canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist movement
Islamist political organization
transnational organization
accusedOf promoting extremist views
advocates restoration of the historical institution of the caliphate abolished in 1924
bannedIn Bangladesh
China
Egypt
Germany
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Tajikistan
Tunisia
Turkey
Uzbekistan
countryOfOrigin Jordan
criticizedBy Western governments
many Muslim scholars
foundedBy Taqiuddin al-Nabhani
foundedIn Jerusalem
goal implementation of Islamic law (Sharia)
re-establishment of a global caliphate
unification of Muslim-majority countries under a single caliphate
hasBranch Bangladesh
Central Asia
Germany
Indonesia
Middle East
Pakistan
United Kingdom
hasPublication leaflets and booklets outlining its ideology
headquartersLocation London (de facto, disputed)
linked to: London, England
ideology Islamism
pan-Islamism
inception 1953
languageOfDiscourse Arabic
English
Indonesian
methodOfStruggle non-violent political and ideological work
notableConcept three-stage method to establish the caliphate
opposes State of Israel
linked to: Israel

capitalism
communism
democracy as a man-made system
nationalism in Muslim-majority countries
secularism
organizationalStructure cell-based clandestine network in many countries
position Islamist
politically radical
socially conservative
publiclyRejects participation in armed struggle as an organization
recruitsAmong professionals
students
religion Sunni Islam
selfDescription non-violent political party working for the caliphate
stageModel culturing stage
interaction with society stage
seizure of authority stage
viewsOnElections rejects participation in secular democratic elections as a principle

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Islamism associatedWith Hizb ut-Tahrir
Maajid Nawaz formerMemberOf Hizb ut-Tahrir