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The Capitalist Free Market Regime Impoverishes and

Enslaves Millions of Indonesian Mothers

December 19th, 2013 by kafi

For the umpteenth time in the same year, the capitalism free market regimes chose Indonesia

as their place to formulate their dangerous agenda. After the APEC Summit in early November

2013, the 9thWTO Ministerial Conference was held in the same city of Bali. It is not without

reason. Indonesia is a very rich country and has a very strategic position in the Asia Pacific

region which today has become the center of world trade. The various intense meetings in

regards to ensuring the success of the free trade agenda implies very clearly the huge interests

and plans that giant Capitalist countries have within this rich country. Various forums and

intensive negotiations conducted in various fields were all done in order to establish the region

as a major market for giant industrial capitalists. This is especially true for the U.S. which is stillstruggling to recover its economy this situation forcing it to secure its economic interests in the

lucrative Asian market through APEC, ASEAN, the East Asian Summit and especially through

the WTO.

Capitalism is sucking the wealth from Indonesias rich land

Many people may not be able to directly read the danger of various forums that represent this

free trade regime, whereas the saddening poverty that can be seen in the Muslim world and

globally today is a direct result of the disability and the injustice of economic, wealth, and land

resources management by man-made systems, and especially by the capitalist system and free

market economy. Freedom of ownership, free market policies, and the interest-based finance

model of capitalism resulted in wealth concentration in the hands of a few elite while the rest

have been left hungry and poor.

In Indonesia alone it has been proven that since the signing of ASEAN free trade policies by the

government, every year thousands of national industries have gone bankrupt, not to mention the

soaring rate of food imports that have quadrupled since 2004. This situation has undoubtedly

resulted in increased unemployment and widespread poverty amongst the peoples. The BPS

survey recorded 5.04 million farmers have been lost since 2003. This is due to a systemic

policy that attacks the livelihood of the farmers. For example, the WTO requires the reduction

even the revocation of subsidies for farmers that eventually defeats farmers to compete with

agricultural import products that are cheaper in price. Agricultural imports has continued to swell

and the countrys dependence on food imports is increasing, as in the case of soybeans, red

beans, corn, beef, vegetables, horticultural products even cassava and salt.


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Coupled with the legalization of foreign investment through the Investment Law No. 25/2007, the

door of foreign investment was opened as wide as possible, and it was stated that foreign

ownership of domestic business sectors should not be restricted. Consequently, almost all

economic sectors such as agriculture, mining, oil and gas, banking and finance may be

controlled by foreign capital in the majority even up to 95%. As a result, the countrys economy is

largely controlled by foreigners. Foreigners control most of the oil and gas industry, banking,

manufacturing, etc. Even almost all of the basic needs of the people in this country is controlled

by foreign industries, for example: bottled water (dominated by Nestle Pure Life from a Swiss

company and Danone of France Aqua); soya ketchup Cap Bango and Sariwangi Tea

owned by Unilever a UK company; SGM milk of Sari Husada which is 82% owned by

Numico from the Netherlands; soap Lux; toothpaste Pepsodent and various shampoos

owned by Unilever; imported rice from Thailand and Vietnam, imported sugar from Mexico and

India; motorcycle/cars from Japanese, Chinese, Indian, European, or American companies. All

kinds of electronic equipment, computers, mobile phones, are made by companies of Japan,

Korea, or China. Shopping center Frenchs Carrefour, 75% of Alfamarts share owned by

Carrefour; Giant and Hero are mastered by Dairy Farm International, U.S.s Circle K, andSouth Koreans Lotte.

The flood of imported goods augmented by foreign domination of peoples basic needs in

Indonesia have made millions of women and children in Indonesia become the primary victims

of poverty. Rising prices, scarcity of jobs for their husbands, and high cost of education and

healthcare for their children has created economic hardships and impoverished millions of

mothers in Indonesia. More than 7 million Indonesian women have been economically forced to

be the breadwinners of their family, many facing exploitation within the country and abroad,

while millions of children have lost the comfort and companionship of having their mothers athome. So it is undeniable that the capitalist agreements signed by the rulers and governments

of the Muslim world with the IMF, the World Bank, other global institutions, and foreign states,

have directly caused the day to day severe financial struggle that the masses of women across

the region face today.

The Exploitation of Millions of Mothers in Indonesia

The free trade regime has also forced Muslim countries to apply a free labor market system

where the Capitalists can buy cheap labor in the labor market without state intervention in

ensuring the protection and welfare of the workers. So naturally, the number of migrant workers

has increased from year to year. The last International Labour Organisation (ILO) report said the

number of Indonesian domestic workers of which the majority are women has increased

sharply in the last two years. What a tragic story of a wealthy nation! Millions of its women have

been enslaved both within their home and abroad! Then last November, we were shocked by

Amnesty Internationals report that condemned the slavery like conditions faced by the


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300,000 Indonesian women working in Hong Kong as domestic helpers, and accused the

authorities of slow action to address the problem. Needless to say, this free market regime has

plunged millions of women into poverty and led them to the vortex of cheap labor exploitation

based on its iron law of supply and demand.

This systemic movement of womens exploitation which is designed by the capitalist free

market regime has been sucking the economic potential of women and forcing them to

abandon their motherhood to millions of children. Capitalism has waged a war against womens

motherhood in Indonesia. More than 90% of workers in the sweatshops in Jakarta are women

and the majority of them do not get the right to breastfeed. As a result of this their babies are

suffering from malnutrition. What a miserable state! This does not include the fact that 75% of

those workers experienced violence in the workplace. What should also not be forgotten is the

melancholy story of the children of migrant workers who are abandoned by their mothers who

are forced through poverty resulting from the capitalist free-market system to work far distances

overseas. About 6 million Indonesian women are risking their lives abroad for a meager wage

to afford basic necessities for their families back home. Furthermore, in Sabah, Malaysia alone

it is estimated that there are about 50 thousand children of migrant workers who do not receive

proper education rights.

This undermining of motherhood is getting worse with the hegemony of Western secular liberal

values that increasingly pervades Muslim families in Muslim countries. The role of being a

mother and homemaker is no longer regarded as a prestigious noble role, because it is not

financially rewarding. Capitalism unceasingly encourages financial achievement over

motherhood, damaging the vital role of women. This attacks the true identity of women who give

birth to children, are the mothers of society, household managers of their homes, and nurturersof their children, and shifts it to the false understanding of successful women which is always

associated with employment.

On the other hand, the Indonesian regime precisely facilitates Capitalism to rob women of their

motherhood, by continuing to implement and worship the Capitalist system, in its values and

economic system. The rulers in Muslim countries have sold their lands and daughters to the

Western countries and companies, and exposed them to exploitation. Its ironic that while these

puppet rulers always boast about strengthening national interests and promote the corrupt and

divisive concept of nationalism to the people, they at the same time legalize the practice ofmega corruption by allowing the people, money and the nations wealth and resources to be

stolen by foreign companies, for the sake of personal benefit and wealth they receive from their

masters in the West.

So no wonder this country is very poor of the qualified future generation that was born from the

womb of the noble mothers, because the education of these children is handed over to the

secular and market-oriented education system, while their mothers are forced to enter the realm

of employment. The weakening of the motherhood role will absolutely have a fatal impact on this


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country, which will lose its next generation and future leaders.

The Khilafah: A New Political Vision for Indonesia

Islam with all its perfection offers an entirely new political vision to the world including Indonesia,

to escape from the shackles of poverty and the meshes of economic colonization. This political

vision consists of a single leadership for Muslims around the world namely the Khilafah

Islamiyah, which will establish a sincere Khaleefah who will lift their economic burdens from theirbacks and place it upon his shoulders. The Islamic Khilafah system alone offers sound

economic policies that have stood the test of time and are able to lift the women in the Muslim

world from the pain of poverty and create sustainable economic welfare, hence removing their

suffering and bringing real change to their lives. Islam stands in stark contrast to the capitalist

system that curbs the role of the state and emphasizes the role of the market. The Prophet (saw)

said,

An Imam is a shepherd (rain) and he is responsible for those in his care.

Therefore the states role is vital in Islam in taking care of the needs of the people. Its main task

is to serve and take care of the needs of every citizen, protect the vulnerable, and prevent any

injustice through the comprehensive implementation of the Islamic Shariah laws. The Khilafah

with its straight political vision will be able to pull Indonesia out from the snare of economic

imperialism while also glorifying its millions of women. This is achieved with the following

Islamic principles:

1. The Khilafah has an independent economic vision that will maintain its economic

sovereignty. TheKhilafah is a state with an independent economic vision which is not

subordinated to the whims of foreign governments or multinational corporations, The

Khilafahwill end the weak foreign policy of the current Muslim leaderships that are based upon

submission to the West, nationalism and the betrayal of their people. Therefore, the Khilafah will

not accept any foreign debt or any agreements that take sovereignty away from the state. This is

because the Islamic Shariah embodies a distinct pattern in international relations, which

necessitates the rejection of any foreign intervention or domination whatever form it takes

whether a multilateral agreement, foreign investment, foreign debt, or any other style that wouldeliminate the independence of the Khilafah. Hence, it would be illegitimate for the Khilafah to

accept the free market policies or regime propagated by the United States, China, and Western

industrialized countries which clearly pave the way for Kufr countries to dominate and control the

wealth, economics and politics of Muslims lands. It is expressly forbidden in Islam as Allah (swt)

says,

)) ((


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and never will Allah give the disbelievers over the believers a way [to overcome

them] [TMQ An-Nisa: 141]

2. The Khilafah fully controls its public resources and international trade

agreements. The Khilafah will manage all its public resources and use them for public

purposes so that all the people could enjoy the benefits of their critical assets. The billions of

dollars generated from the management of its natural resources will be spent on education,

health, defense, infrastructure, and poverty alleviation. The Khilafah would also ban all forms of

wealth accumulation, make sure that the wealth circulates amongst the people and provide

incentives for spending and investment in business. This is integrated with an economic policy

that prohibits heavy foreign investment in infrastructure development, agriculture, industry and

technology. Meanwhile, foreign trade is controlled entirely by the state and is aimed at

strengthening political stability in the country, the dawah of Islam, and the domestic economy.

3. The Khilafah places the main basis of its economic policy upon meeting peoples

needs. The Khilafah will implement the Islamic economic system that ensures the fulfillment of

all basic (primary) needs of every individual in society and enables them to acquire luxuries. In

the book of al-Amwaal of Abu Ubaidah, it is told that Khalifah Umar ibn Al-Khattab once told his

employees in charge of distributing sadaqah: If you do give, make it sufficient, then said again,

Give alms to them repeatedly even though one of them had a hundred camels. Mashallah! As

the ruler of the state, he implemented the Islamic economic policy which guarantees the

fulfillment of the primary needs of the people. He also funded the marriage of Muslims who could

not afford to get married, paid their debts, and provided financial support to farmers to cultivatetheir lands. Similarly, the future Khilafah will not only ensure people have their needs met but

also make them self-sufficient through grants or interest-free loans to farm their land or provide

capital for their business.

4. The Khilafah glorifies and protects women and their role of motherhood. Islam is an

ideology that places the protection of the honor of women as a priority. They are viewed as a

dignity that must be protected and financially maintained and NOT seen as cheap labor. The

Khilafah will therefore preserve the honor of women and WILL NEVER make them as an

international trade commodity. In the life of the Khilafah state, employment is just an option for

the woman, and NOT something forced upon her due to the demands of economic hardship. If

she wants, she may work. If she does not want to work, she is not pressured to do so. In the

Khilafah, this option can be taken freely by women, because Islam guarantees the basic needs

of women through obliging the husband or father to provide for their family, or obliging a male

relative to financially maintain their female relatives when they have no husband or father, or they

exist but cannot provide sufficiently. In addition, the Khilafah State financially supports vulnerable


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women who do not have anyone to ensure their economic security such as the poor widows,

according to the words of Allah (swt),

)) ((the father of the child shall bear the cost of the mothers food and clothing on a

reasonable basis. No person shall have a burden laid on him greater than he can bear.No mother shall be treated unfairly on account of her child, nor father on account of

his child. And on the (fathers) heir is incumbent the like of that (which was incumbent

on the father).[TMQ Al-Baqarah: 233]

Besides that, women in the eyes of Islam have an extremely critical role as the mothers who

give birth to and educate the future generation. In the hands of women the best generation

or khairu ummahthat Allah (swt) has mentioned in the Quran will be formed,

)) ))You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin what is

right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah. If only the People of the Scripture

had believed, it would have been better for them. Among them are believers, but most

of them are defiantly disobedient. [TMQ Ali Imran: 110]

This Ummah desperately needs a leader who will bring them out from the darkness into the light.

And we need mothers who will generate those great leaders. Millions of mothers today who faceeconomic exploitation throughout the Muslim world will have an entirely different story under the

shade of the Khilafah which is a highly credible system that has a time-tested approach in

dealing with poverty, creating brilliant generations of youth, and maintaining the honor of women.

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by

Fika Komara

Member of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir

16 Safar 1435

2013/12/19

The Capitalist Free Market Regime Impoverishes and Enslaves Millions of Indonesian Mothers

For the umpteenth time in the same year, the capitalism free market regimes chose Indonesia


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as their place to formulate their dangerous agenda. After the APEC Summit in early November

2013, the 9thWTO Ministerial Conference was held in the same city of Bali. It is not without

reason. Indonesia is a very rich country and has a very strategic position in the Asia Pacific

region which today has become the center of world trade. The various intense meetings in

regards to ensuring the success of the free trade agenda implies very clearly the huge interests

and plans that giant Capitalist countries have within this rich country. Various forums and

intensive negotiations conducted in various fields were all done in order to establish the regionas a major market for giant industrial capitalists. This is especially true for the U.S. which is still

struggling to recover its economy this situation forcing it to secure its economic interests in

the lucrative Asian market through APEC, ASEAN, the East Asian Summit and especially

through the WTO.

Capitalism is sucking the wealth from Indonesias rich land

Many people may not be able to directly read the danger of various forums that represent this

free trade regime, whereas the saddening poverty that can be seen in the Muslim world and

globally today is a direct result of the disability and the injustice of economic, wealth, and land

resources management by man-made systems, and especially by the capitalist system and

free market economy. Freedom of ownership, free market policies, and the interest-based

finance model of capitalism resulted in wealth concentration in the hands of a few elite while the

rest have been left hungry and poor.

In Indonesia alone it has been proven that since the signing of ASEAN free trade policies by

the government, every year thousands of national industries have gone bankrupt, not to mention

the soaring rate of food imports that have quadrupled since 2004. This situation has

undoubtedly resulted in increased unemployment and widespread poverty amongst the

peoples. The BPS survey recorded 5.04 million farmers have been lost since 2003. This is

due to a systemic policy that attacks the livelihood of the farmers. For example, the WTO

requires the reduction even the revocation of subsidies for farmers that eventually defeats

farmers to compete with agricultural import products that are cheaper in price. Agricultural

imports has continued to swell and the countrys dependence on food imports is increasing, as

in the case of soybeans, red beans, corn, beef, vegetables, horticultural products even cassavaand salt.

Coupled with the legalization of foreign investment through the Investment Law No. 25/2007, the

door of foreign investment was opened as wide as possible, and it was stated that foreign

ownership of domestic business sectors should not be restricted. Consequently, almost all

economic sectors such as agriculture, mining, oil and gas, banking and finance may be

controlled by foreign capital in the majority even up to 95%. As a result, the countrys economy

is largely controlled by foreigners. Foreigners control most of the oil and gas industry, banking,


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manufacturing, etc. Even almost all of the basic needs of the people in this country is controlled

by foreign industries, for example: bottled water (dominated by Nestle Pure Life from a Swiss

company and Danone of France Aqua); soya ketchup Cap Bango and Sariwangi Tea

owned by Unilever a UK company; SGM milk of Sari Husada which is 82% owned by

Numico from the Netherlands; soap Lux; toothpaste Pepsodent and various shampoos

owned by Unilever; imported rice from Thailand and Vietnam, imported sugar from Mexico and

India; motorcycle/cars from Japanese, Chinese, Indian, European, or American companies. All

kinds of electronic equipment, computers, mobile phones, are made by companies of Japan,

Korea, or China. Shopping center Frenchs Carrefour, 75% of Alfamarts share owned by

Carrefour; Giant and Hero are mastered by Dairy Farm International, U.S.s Circle K, and

South Koreans Lotte.

The flood of imported goods augmented by foreign domination of peoples basic needs in

Indonesia have made millions of women and children in Indonesia become the primary victims

of poverty. Rising prices, scarcity of jobs for their husbands, and high cost of education and

healthcare for their children has created economic hardships and impoverished millions of

mothers in Indonesia. More than 7 million Indonesian women have been economically forced to

be the breadwinners of their family, many facing exploitation within the country and abroad,

while millions of children have lost the comfort and companionship of having their mothers at

home. So it is undeniable that the capitalist agreements signed by the rulers and governments

of the Muslim world with the IMF, the World Bank, other global institutions, and foreign states,

have directly caused the day to day severe financial struggle that the masses of women across

the region face today.

The Exploitation of Millions of Mothers in Indonesia

The free trade regime has also forced Muslim countries to apply a free labor market system

where the Capitalists can buy cheap labor in the labor market without state intervention in

ensuring the protection and welfare of the workers. So naturally, the number of migrant workers

has increased from year to year. The last International Labour Organisation (ILO) report said

the number of Indonesian domestic workers of which the majority are women has increased

sharply in the last two years. What a tragic story of a wealthy nation! Millions of its women have

been enslaved both within their home and abroad! Then last November, we were shocked by

Amnesty Internationals report that condemned the slavery like conditions faced by the

300,000 Indonesian women working in Hong Kong as domestic helpers, and accused the

authorities of slow action to address the problem. Needless to say, this free market regime has

plunged millions of women into poverty and led them to the vortex of cheap labor exploitation

based on its iron law of supply and demand.

This systemic movement of womens exploitation which is designed by the capitalist free


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market regime has been sucking the economic potential of women and forcing them to

abandon their motherhood to millions of children. Capitalism has waged a war against

womens motherhood in Indonesia. More than 90% of workers in the sweatshops in Jakarta are

women and the majority of them do not get the right to breastfeed. As a result of this their

babies are suffering from malnutrition. What a miserable state! This does not include the fact

that 75% of those workers experienced violence in the workplace. What should also not be

forgotten is the melancholy story of the children of migrant workers who are abandoned by their

mothers who are forced through poverty resulting from the capitalist free-market system to work

far distances overseas. About 6 million Indonesian women are risking their lives abroad for a

meager wage to afford basic necessities for their families back home. Furthermore, in Sabah,

Malaysia alone it is estimated that there are about 50 thousand children of migrant workers

who do not receive proper education rights.

This undermining of motherhood is getting worse with the hegemony of Western secular liberal

values that increasingly pervades Muslim families in Muslim countries. The role of being a

mother and homemaker is no longer regarded as a prestigious noble role, because it is not

financially rewarding. Capitalism unceasingly encourages financial achievement over

motherhood, damaging the vital role of women. This attacks the true identity of women who give

birth to children, are the mothers of society, household managers of their homes, and nurturers

of their children, and shifts it to the false understanding of successful women which is always

associated with employment.

On the other hand, the Indonesian regime precisely facilitates Capitalism to rob women of their

motherhood, by continuing to implement and worship the Capitalist system, in its values and

economic system. The rulers in Muslim countries have sold their lands and daughters to theWestern countries and companies, and exposed them to exploitation. Its ironic that while these

puppet rulers always boast about strengthening national interests and promote the corrupt and

divisive concept of nationalism to the people, they at the same time legalize the practice of

mega corruption by allowing the people, money and the nations wealth and resources to be

stolen by foreign companies, for the sake of personal benefit and wealth they receive from their

masters in the West.

So no wonder this country is very poor of the qualified future generation that was born from the

womb of the noble mothers, because the education of these children is handed over to thesecular and market-oriented education system, while their mothers are forced to enter the

realm of employment. The weakening of the motherhood role will absolutely have a fatal impact

on this country, which will lose its next generation and future leaders.

The Khilafah: A New Political Vision for Indonesia

Islam with all its perfection offers an entirely new political vision to the world including Indonesia,


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to escape from the shackles of poverty and the meshes of economic colonization. This political

vision consists of a single leadership for Muslims around the world namely the Khilafah

Islamiyah, which will establish a sincere Khaleefah who will lift their economic burdens from

their backs and place it upon his shoulders. The Islamic Khilafah system alone offers sound

economic policies that have stood the test of time and are able to lift the women in the Muslim

world from the pain of poverty and create sustainable economic welfare, hence removing their

suffering and bringing real change to their lives. Islam stands in stark contrast to the capitalist

system that curbs the role of the state and emphasizes the role of the market. The Prophet

(saw) said,

An Imam is a shepherd (rain) and he is responsible for those in his care.

Therefore the states role is vital in Islam in taking care of the needs of the people. Its main task

is to serve and take care of the needs of every citizen, protect the vulnerable, and prevent any

injustice through the comprehensive implementation of the Islamic Shariah laws. The Khilafahwith its straight political vision will be able to pull Indonesia out from the snare of economic

imperialism while also glorifying its millions of women. This is achieved with the following

Islamic principles:

1. The Khilafah has an independent economic vision that will maintain its economic

sovereignty. TheKhilafah is a state with an independent economic vision which is not

subordinated to the whims of foreign governments or multinational corporations, The

Khilafahwill end the weak foreign policy of the current Muslim leaderships that are based upon

submission to the West, nationalism and the betrayal of their people. Therefore, the Khilafah

will not accept any foreign debt or any agreements that take sovereignty away from the state.

This is because the Islamic Shariah embodies a distinct pattern in international relations, which

necessitates the rejection of any foreign intervention or domination whatever form it takes

whether a multilateral agreement, foreign investment, foreign debt, or any other style that would

eliminate the independence of the Khilafah. Hence, it would be illegitimate for the Khilafah to

accept the free market policies or regime propagated by the United States, China, and

Western industrialized countries which clearly pave the way for Kufr countries to dominate and

control the wealth, economics and politics of Muslims lands. It is expressly forbidden in Islam as

Allah (swt) says,

)) ((and never will Allah give the disbelievers over the believers a way [to overcome

them] [TMQ An-Nisa: 141]


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2. The Khilafah fully controls its public resources and international trade

agreements. The Khilafah will manage all its public resources and use them for public

purposes so that all the people could enjoy the benefits of their critical assets. The billions of

dollars generated from the management of its natural resources will be spent on education,

health, defense, infrastructure, and poverty alleviation. The Khilafah would also ban all forms of

wealth accumulation, make sure that the wealth circulates amongst the people and provide

incentives for spending and investment in business. This is integrated with an economic policythat prohibits heavy foreign investment in infrastructure development, agriculture, industry and

technology. Meanwhile, foreign trade is controlled entirely by the state and is aimed at

strengthening political stability in the country, the dawah of Islam, and the domestic economy.

3. The Khilafah places the main basis of its economic policy upon meeting peoples

needs. The Khilafah will implement the Islamic economic system that ensures the fulfillment of

all basic (primary) needs of every individual in society and enables them to acquire luxuries. In

the book of al-Amwaal of Abu Ubaidah, it is told that Khalifah Umar ibn Al-Khattab once told his

employees in charge of distributing sadaqah: If you do give, make it sufficient, then said

again, Give alms to them repeatedly even though one of them had a hundred camels.

Mashallah! As the ruler of the state, he implemented the Islamic economic policy which

guarantees the fulfillment of the primary needs of the people. He also funded the marriage of

Muslims who could not afford to get married, paid their debts, and provided financial support to

farmers to cultivate their lands. Similarly, the future Khilafah will not only ensure people have

their needs met but also make them self-sufficient through grants or interest-free loans to farm

their land or provide capital for their business.

4. The Khilafah glorifies and protects women and their role of motherhood. Islam is an

ideology that places the protection of the honor of women as a priority. They are viewed as a

dignity that must be protected and financially maintained and NOT seen as cheap labor. The

Khilafah will therefore preserve the honor of women and WILL NEVER make them as an

international trade commodity. In the life of the Khilafah state, employment is just an option for

the woman, and NOT something forced upon her due to the demands of economic hardship. Ifshe wants, she may work. If she does not want to work, she is not pressured to do so. In the

Khilafah, this option can be taken freely by women, because Islam guarantees the basic needs

of women through obliging the husband or father to provide for their family, or obliging a male

relative to financially maintain their female relatives when they have no husband or father, or

they exist but cannot provide sufficiently. In addition, the Khilafah State financially supports

vulnerable women who do not have anyone to ensure their economic security such as the poor

widows, according to the words of Allah (swt),


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)) ((the father of the child shall bear the cost of the mothers food and clothing on a

reasonable basis. No person shall have a burden laid on him greater than he can bear.

No mother shall be treated unfairly on account of her child, nor father on account of

his child. And on the (fathers) heir is incumbent the like of that (which was incumbent

on the father).[TMQ Al-Baqarah: 233]

Besides that, women in the eyes of Islam have an extremely critical role as the mothers who

give birth to and educate the future generation. In the hands of women the best generation

or khairu ummahthat Allah (swt) has mentioned in the Quran will be formed,

)) ))You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin what isright and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah. If only the People of the Scripture

had believed, it would have been better for them. Among them are believers, but most

of them are defiantly disobedient. [TMQ Ali Imran: 110]

This Ummah desperately needs a leader who will bring them out from the darkness into the

light. And we need mothers who will generate those great leaders. Millions of mothers today

who face economic exploitation throughout the Muslim world will have an entirely different story

under the shade of the Khilafah which is a highly credible system that has a time-tested

approach in dealing with poverty, creating brilliant generations of youth, and maintaining the

honor of women.

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by

Fika Komara

Member of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir

16 Safar 1435

2013/12/19

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