Hizb ut-Tahrir
Transnational political-Islamist organisation founded by Taqiuddin al-Nabhani (1953) seeking the establishment of a global Islamic caliphate. Banned in numerous countries including UK (2024), Germany, Russia, and many Muslim-majority states.
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BITE breakdown
0 — global political-Islamist organisation seeking caliphate restoration; banned in many countries.
Profile facts
In context
Hizb ut-Tahrir ('Party of Liberation') is a tightly disciplined ideological movement organising in study circles (halqa) under regional emirs. Members are ranked through stages (daris, hizbi, qayyim) and required to memorise a substantial doctrinal corpus. The organisation rejects democracy and calls for caliphate restoration. Maajid Nawaz's 'Radical' (2012) is a major insider account of joining and leaving the movement.
Key control doctrines
- Caliphate restoration as religious duty
- Stage-based member ranking
- Detailed party platform requiring memorisation
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
- Reclamation Collective — Religious-trauma-aware therapist network; relevant for post-exit identity-rebuilding.
- Religious Trauma Institute — Religious-trauma clinical research and clinician directory (Marlene Winell tradition).
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
See the full curated list at /resources.
Notable public ex-members
- Maajid Nawaz
- Ed Husain
Legal cases & controversies
- UK proscription (2024)
- Multiple national bans across Central Asia, Germany, Russia
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1953Taqiuddin al-Nabhani founds Hizb ut-Tahrir in Jerusalem
- 1980s+Spreads to Central Asia, UK, USA
- 2024Banned by UK as terrorist organisation
Sources
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Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: NRM high-control.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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