“North Korea Freedom Week in Seoul (April 25-May 1, 2010): North Korea Freedom Week, a week to promote the freedom, human rights, and dignity of the North Korean people, will be held in Seoul for the first time since this event began in 2004.”

– see also

Egypt: Christian in Egypt: ‘They Try to Kill Us’ — Copts Dina and Maher El-Gohary

Egypt: Christian Convert and Daughter Fugitives from Wrath of Islamic Supremacists

Egypt: 15 Year Old Egyptian Convert to Christianity Sends Plea to Obama — Dina el-Gowhary

Peter Athanasius (aka Maher El-Gohary) and 15 year old Daughter Dina

Media reports have stated that 2,000 Hizb ut-Tahrir protesters were at various events and marches against Barack Obama in Indonesia.  The Jakarta Post reported that one march led by the anti-democracy group Hizb ut-Tahrir against Obama began at a local mosque.  AFP reported that Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman Nur Alam called America “the real terrorists” and stated that while U.S. President Barack Obama may “have a different skin color” from former U.S. President Bush, that Obama seeks to “oppress” Muslims.

Anti-Democracy, Supremacist Group Hizb ut-Tahrir Leads Protests Against Barack Obama -- Waving Black Flags of "Islamic Caliphate"

The Indonesia branch of the Islamic supremacist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), describes the “sins of Barack Obama” as the “sins of destruction of ideology” stating America has committed the “sin” of “promoting neoliberal capitalism.”  HTI also views Barack Obama guilty of the “sin of history,” and the “sin” of having the IMF and World Bank provide financial support to help Indonesia.  Finally, HTI views Barack Obama guilty of the “sins of humanity.”

Many of the HTI signs read “Tolak Obama” which means “Reject Obama.”

Anti-Democracy, Supremacist Group Hizb ut-Tahrir Protests Against Barack Obama

HTI believes that continued protests in Jakarta can possibly disrupt Barack Obama’s visit to Indonesia.  HTI urges Indonesian Muslims to chase Obama out of Indonesia and state that “the fact that Obama’s biography that his ancestors were Muslims, according to HTI, can not be the basis for the ‘privileged concern.’”

Anti-Democracy, Supremacist Group Hizb ut-Tahrir Protests Against Barack Obama

HTI states that “In addition to the arrival of Obama’s rejection, in these demos, HTI also call upon all Muslims to truly manifest the life of the Islamic struggle in which Islamic law is applied under the auspices of the caliph.”

Anti-Democracy, Supremacist Group Hizb ut-Tahrir Protests Against Barack Obama

HTI describes an event at an Indonesian Central Library where 1000 attended an assembly of Tribunal Al-Islamiyah Buhuts, where the black flag of the Islamic supremacist caliphate and the white flag of Dar Al-Salam were hung with anti-Obama banner in the center reading “Tolak Obama”… “Reject Obama.”

Indonesia Central Library Meeting with Flag of Islamic Supremacist Caliphate and Raised Fists Against U.S. President Barack Obama

Summary of Media Reports:

AFP reported that:
– “Around 2,000 protesters from the hardline Muslim group Hizbut Tahrir, which aims to establish a Muslim caliphate, shouted ‘Islam united… will not be defeated. Reject Obama’ and tore printouts of the American flag as they marched around the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar on Sunday.”
– “In Central Java’s Solo city, another 500 of the group’s supporters carried posters saying ‘Expel Obama.. leader of coloniser’ and ‘America.. The Real Terrorists.’”
– “‘There are two types of visitors, good and bad. Obama is bad. He might be of a different skin colour from George Bush, but he still oppressed the Muslims,’ the group’s spokesman Nur Alam said, referring to former US president George W. Bush.”

Anti-Democracy, Supremacist Group Hizb ut-Tahrir Leads Protests Against Barack Obama

The Jakarta Post reports:
– “Two thousand supporters of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) in South Sulawesi staged Sunday an anti-US President Barrack Obama rally in Makassar, rejecting his plan to visit Indonesia.”
– “The rally began at Al Markaz Al Islami mosque and continued to Mandala monument.”
– “The protesters called Obama inconsistent in his promise to work for peace such as by sending more troops to Afghanistan, and injecting a fund to Israel.”
– “Obama is scheduled to visit Indonesia later this month.”

Anti-Democracy, Supremacist Group Hizb ut-Tahrir Protests Against Barack Obama -- Stating "Reject Obama" -- "Enemy of Islam"

The Flag of the Islamic Supremacist "Caliphate"

More on Hizb ut-Tahrir

In December 2009, R.E.A.L. reported on how Hizb ut-Tahrir was using an Indonesia government sponsored event to promote its group and its supremacist, anti-democracy views.  Also in December, R.E.A.L. reported on how Hizb ut-Tahrir was promoting stoning, whipping, and its supremacist caliphate in response to World AIDS Day.  R.E.A.L. has previously reported on efforts of Hizb ut-Tahrir to gain inroads in the United States and the United Kingdom.  This has including Hizb ut-Tahrir America’s July 2009 event in Chicago condemning democracy, demanding the international “supremacy of Islam,” and providing pamphlets at the Chicago event calling for the “death penalty” for traitors who leave Islam, as well as  Dalia Mogahed’s interview with a UK television show hosted by and with UK Hizb ut-Tahrir supporters.

See R.E.A.L. postings on Hizb ut-Tahrir

International Women’s Day: Hizb ut-Tahrir Calls for Supremacist Caliphate

UK: Anti-Democracy Hizb ut-Tahrir Denounces “Secular Political Parties”

Report: Austria — Hizb ut-Tahrir Threatens Austrian Government Official

Chicago: Hizb ut-Tahrir America Promotes Supremacism As Solution to Pakistan Violence, Poverty

Anti-Democracy Hizb ut-Tahrir Promotion at Indonesian-Govt Sponsored Event

Hizb ut-Tahrir Using Twitter to Promote Anti-Democracy Message

Hizb ut-Tahrir America Says “Dhimmi” Schools Permitted for Jews, But Nothing Like Today’s Schools

Pakistan: “Hizb ut-Tahrir turn on the charm in Pakistan”

Chicago: Supremacist Group Conspires Against Rights

UK: British School Linked to Hizb ut-Tahrir Funding Restored

Chicago: Anti-Democracy Hizb ut-Tahrir Group Event in Lombard, IL on December 20

World AIDS Day: Hizb ut-Tahrir Calls for Stonings, Whippings, Islamic Caliphate

National Post Describes Anti-Jewish Hizb ut-Tahrir’s Growth on College Campuses

Bangladesh: Anti-Freedom, Islamic Supremacist Group Hizb ut-Tahrir Threatens to Murder University Official

UK: Hizb ut-Tahrir Anti-Democracy Supremacist Group Schools Receive Government Funding

White House Adviser Joins UK Interview with Anti-Democratic Hizb ut-Tahrir Group

Islamic Supremacist Hizb ut-Tahrir Event Promoted with Beheaded Statue of Liberty

UK: Press Reports of “Furious Residents” over Supremacist Hizb ut-Tahrir Conference

Canada: Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) Supremacist Group to Meet in Govt-Managed Community Center

UK: Hizb ut-Tahrir Supremacist Group Claims Thousands Attend London Conference, Plans August 2 Birmingham Conference

Chicago — IPT News: “Anti-Semitic, Anti-Christian Propaganda on Display at Caliphate Conference”

Chicago’s Moment of Freedom: Chicagoans Stand Up for Freedom Challenging Hizb ut-Tahrir

July 19 — Chicago: R.E.A.L. Pro-Freedom Protest to Challenge Hizb ut-Tahrir America Conference

Chicago: Islamic Supremacist Hizb ut-Tahrir has New Meeting Venue in Oak Lawn, IL

– See also:

– Blog Reports
– Dowd in Saudi Arabia

– Blog: “Maureen Dowd Ignores “Honor Killings” in Saudi Arabia”

– Blog: “Maureen Dowd in Riyadh: Deliberately Ignoring an Inconvenient War”

– Blog: “Shame on Maureen Dowd!”

– Previous Dowd Articles
– Dowd: “Loosey Goosey Saudi”

– Dowd: “Arabia: Inshallah, Obama”

– Previous R.E.A.L. Postings on Saudi Arabia

– R.E.A.L. postings referencing Saudi Arabia

– Daily Telegraph reports:
– “The couple were arrested after a 38-year-old local woman reported their behaviour at Bob’s Easy Diner on November 27 at 2am.”
– “She said her daughter had witnessed the couple kissing each other on the mouth, and then she had seen the same thing.”
– “‘I also saw them touching each other, as they were seated two to three metres away from our table,’ her statement, read to the first hearing, said. ‘A number of customers witnessed the scene as well.’”
– “At the appeal hearing on Sunday, Mr Najafi said the pair’s behaviour had not been inappropriate.”
– “‘We kissed each other on the cheek as a greeting, nothing more,’ he told Judge Aysar Fouad. Miss Adams pointed at her cheek to show where contact had taken place.”