In a wide-ranging critique, a senior political official from Yemen's Ansarullah has criticized the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and Western stances on Gaza to launch a broadside against Western civilization, labeling it morally bankrupt and advocating for an Islamic civilizational project as its necessary replacement.
Mohammed Al-Farah, a member of the Ansarullah Political Office, wrote in an analytical post on 'X' that the Epstein scandal revealed profound lessons, chief among them that scientific and technological progress is "incapable of building a sound human civilization" without being grounded in "divine guidance and moral education."
Al-Farah contrasted this with the "integrated civilizational project" of Islam, which he said is based on building humans intellectually and ethically. He cited a Quranic verse (2:129) stating God's role in "purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom" as the foundation for this worldview.
A significant portion of Al-Farah's critique was directed inward, toward Arab and Islamic intellectuals.
He criticized elites and academic circles who regard Western civilization as the "ideal model" and treat concepts of freedom and rights as "purely Western products," while simultaneously portraying the Islamic world as a realm of "backwardness and degeneration."
Linking Gaza to a Broader Moral Failure:
The official connected the Epstein case to Western positions on the war in Gaza, asserting that both had "stripped away the moral mask" behind which Western civilization tries to hide.
He described this civilization as revealing "savagery, a loss of human values, and a deep moral bankruptcy" through these events. Al-Farah also affirmed that these facts serve as additional proof of the error in glorifying the Western model and call for a restoration of the Islamic civilizational project based on "values, justice, and human dignity."
The US Department of Justice has released millions of new documents linked to the case of convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, before removing some pages that contained complaints mentioning President Donald Trump.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday that approximately 3.5 million files were published to comply with the Epstein Transparency Act, following criticism that the administration had missed a December 19 deadline set by Congress.
The documents include FBI communications and complaints submitted as tips, some of which list comments mentioning Trump and others who had social or professional ties to Epstein.
The latest release also includes a draft email Epstein wrote to himself in 2013, referring to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. In the message, Epstein said Gates asked him to delete emails and referenced “personal matters.”
The DOJ has not provided a detailed explanation for why certain pages were removed after publication. The department said the document release was ongoing.
