The Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Uzbekistan issued a press release on 30 Shawwal 1447 AH (April 17, 2026 CE) entitled, “The Uzbek Regime Begins a New Phase of the War Against Islam and the Muslims Behind the Mask of ‘Extremism’”
The political reality of the world today is a world at war with the Ummah. Gaza bleeds into its third year of systematic extermination and genocide. The Jewish entity — armed, funded, and diplomatically shielded by Washington and aided by the silence of their agents, the rulers of Muslims —
The global order is crumbling today, not always in a loud and dramatic fashion, but instead over many instances, manifesting as accumulating cracks, a gradual exposure of the weakness of American hegemony, and a frantic scramble among nations and powers seeking a foothold in a world being reshaped.
Upon review of the recent wars that the United States has waged upon the Muslim World, from Afghanistan in 2001, to Iran in 2026, it is obvious that the US military could not possibly fight Muslims without a large military infrastructure within the Greater Middle East, which is the name American strategists and policy makers have given the Arab region of the Middle East, with the addition of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s and the emergence of a unipolar world, America, leading the Western bloc, has sought to contain Russia, encircle its periphery, and reduce it to a state without even regional influence. It attempted to neutralize Russia’s nuclear arsenal and intercontinental ballistic missiles, and fomented unrest in its vicinity, culminating in its involvement in a large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Anyone who immerses themselves in the Dawah to the people and interacts closely with them will not need much effort to notice the apathy that has afflicted some segments of the Ummah. This apathy is not only evident in words but also in the lack of reaction to the blatant transgressions committed by regimes against their people—
The theory of the British historian Arnold Toynbee, who argues that the fall of civilizations begins from within, resulting from the failure of the creative elite to confront challenges and their transformation into an oppressive authority. This leads the majority to abandon the elite, causing societal unity to disintegrate, and domestic divisions to increase, ultimately causing the civilization to collapse in the face of any foreign challenge.
France held a two-day the Africa Forward Summit on 11-12 May 2026 in Nairobi (Kenya) ended with the Nairobi Declaration aimed at France's reshaping of economic ties with Africa, strengthening industrial growth and offering Africa a greater voice in the global financial and political systems.
