UK Home Office to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir as terror group
UK Home Office to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir as terror group
The controversial Islamist group is accused of praising the Hamas attacks on Israel.
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One of the most controversial Islamist groups in the UK, Hizb ut-Tahrir, is to be banned as a terrorist organisation, accused of praising the Hamas attacks.
The word ordinarily means an inner struggle for justice, under traditional Islamic theology, but is also regularly used as a call for holy war by terrorist groups.
Announcing the banning order, Mr Cleverly said: "Hizb ut-Tahrir is an antisemitic organisation that actively promotes and encourages terrorism, including praising and celebrating the appalling 7 October attacks.
Hizb ut-Tahrir was founded in 1953 as an international political movement calling for a single Islamic government across the Muslim world.
The government says that since the 7 October attacks, Hizb ut-Tahrir has described Hamas fighters as "heroes" on its central website - and such praise amounts to promoting and encouraging terrorism.
Other countries that have banned the group include Germany, Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan and central Asian and Arab nations.
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