Government's Interference With Religious Laws, Rights and Freedom.

Media Release: 

Re: Government's Interference With Religious Laws, Rights and Freedom.

Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front) is standing firm in its belief that the government of Trinidad and Tobago is interfering in our religious laws, our religious beliefs and our religious rights and freedoms.

We have been paying very close attention to the reckless and irresponsible behavior of this administration in its haste to pass the marriage bill both in the Upper and Lower House. The AG, by adopting this position, has caused citizens to question the role of the parliament in protecting the nation from the onslaught of reprehensible behavior by our parliamentarians.

What's next on the table? Our religious festivals? Our ceremonies? Our religious attire? The hijab?  I am again warning of the consequences if this bill is passed in the Lower House and assented to by our President.

The President's authority is under scrutiny, via the ongoing investigation ìnto allegations of misbehavior in public office by way of his lavish and reckless spending. I am again warning that this can be seen as a trend by this adminstration to circumvent religion in this country and by extension the Western hemisphere.

We have already witnessed an example of this when the terrorism bill was again tabled in Parliament. This is exactly the type of action and measures taken by any state that would feed into the rhetoric of the outgoing US Ambassador John Estrada when he said and warned that a terrorist attack can happen in Trinidad and Tobago at any time.

Furthermore, we can very well witness a negative spiral of social issues as a result of this. Haven't we learnt the lessons from China's One Child policy and its negative fallout.

My closing statement to this government and its AG in particular: "You are standing on holy ground."

For Immediate Release:
Date: January 19th 2017

Umar Abdullah
Head of Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front)
Tel: +18687870765 or +18683656253

...Lean On The Side Of Caution And Withdraw.

Even though in a society like America where one would have the right to burn all kinds of things — letters, flags, books, Bibles and Qurans and not be punished and censored for their political expression based on their own emotional reactions or sense of morality, we must also understand Rights, Privileges and Laws; especially if they are not Divine, do change over time and these changes are dependent upon the Social, Economic and Political impact on our society at the time. In cases where the impact is negative so as to cause wide spread social and political unrest resulting from a phobia of harm and provocation; we must all agree to lean on the side of caution and withdraw. 

Opening of Parliament...

Today was the ceremonial opening of the only human market in our country where the laws of God Almighty, our God given rights, our lives and our dignity will be bought and sold for a miserable price.