Some 100,000 Islamists have met in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to press for the re-establishment of a caliphate across the Muslim world.
The Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir – which organised the conference – said it had been the largest gathering of Muslim activists from around the world.
A caliphate – or single state for Muslims – last existed in 1924. Hizb ut-Tahrir regards this as the ideal form of government, because it follows what it believes are the laws of God as set out in the Koran, rather than laws designed by man.
The group says it seeks to set up a caliphate by non-violent means – but many experts see it as ideologically close to jihadist groups.
It is banned in most of the Middle East and parts of Europe.
Just what Muslims need to really screw up their lives: their community united under shari’a. With “under” being the operative word.
Hey guys, thank you all for the informed, well-reasoned and useful exchange of information and ideas. You’re the best.
And the other ~99.96% of the Indonesian population didn’t demonstrate. And as TIHZ_HO (#2) wrote… a lot of these are probably just there to get handouts in some form.
#33 Thank you, John, we know! 😉
#31 Frank “OK, bobbo, maybe I need to talk a little slower?
Mote = light grey
Beam = jet black”
WTF? Ok, Frank just where do you get your metaphors from – or is this a speaking in tongues thing?
#32 Boobo – Exactly!!
Off topic: Hey Jägermeister, my wife also takes care of the banking – she says “you guys are too stoopid to handle money!” LOL 😉
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#26 Like I said before, let them kill each other. Call us when they’re done.- pedro
Problem is, it seems we cannot get out of the way! I try to think what future archaeologists a couple thousand years from know
Did you watch that YouTube clip I posted in #27? I fell off my chair in tears.
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OPPS! 🙁 I meant to type:
I try to think what future archaeologists a couple thousand years from now will think of today.
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Interesting corn flakes pissing contest….hope you guys are at home and not work….you just cost the market another 10 points of non-production.
#38 I’m at work and good point! lol!
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Apparently, voting for a conservative candidate (which, need I remind you is not only legal, but a protected right) is tantamount to the wholesale slaughter of thousands of innocents.
[Insert nonsensical, idiotic “bu$h stol3 teh elecshun” reply here.]
When a bloodthirsty mob of Christians comes into your house at night, drags your family into the street and tells them to convert to Christianity or die, let me know. Until then, please refrain from equating religious conservatism with Islamic extremism.
#27 – TIHZ_HO
Hilarious video!! 😀
#35 – TIHZ_HO
Yep, women are the same… your salary just disappears into their money management world and if you’re lucky enough, you’ll get your weekly allowance… 😉