In Bangladesh, if you tell the truth about Muhammad you will be demonized, vilified, threatened, and marginalized. In the United States, you’ll just be demonized, vilified, threatened, and marginalized. “Bangladesh teacher suspended for ‘insulting’ Prophet Mohammed,” by Marina Joarder for Deutsche Welle, August 3 (thanks to Twostellas): A government teacher in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, has […]
Bangladesh: PM opposes Supreme Court rulings restoring secular provisions in Constitution and rejecting Islamic revisions
Rejecting the principles of her late father in favor of Islam. “O ye who believe! take not for protectors your fathers and your brothers if they love infidelity above Faith: if any of you do so, they do wrong.” — Qur’an 9:23 “Hasina for Islam as Bangladesh’s state religion,” from IANS, May 31: Dhaka, May […]
Bangladesh: Islamic cleric threatens jihad if child marriage is banned
Surely, Islamic apologists in the West will get right on the line to this guy and explain that, no, Muhammad’s youngest wife, Aisha, was 16, 18, didn’t know how old she was, was only “nine” in Galapagos tortoise-years, or whatever other excuse they might cook up. The problem? Islamic texts and traditions say otherwise, and […]
Bangladesh: Dozens injured as Misunderstanders of Islam protest against women’s rights
“It’s against the principle of the Quran, and we’ll resist it at any cost.” Yet for some odd reason Islamic apologists in the West who constantly assure us that Islam respects women are making no effort to clear up this misunderstanding of Islam. “Islamists protest women’s rights in Bangladesh,” by Farid Ahmed for CNN, April […]
Bangladesh: Teenage girl who died after Qur’anic punishment for adultery had been raped
“Let not compassion move you” – Qur’an 24:2 Because of Islam’s nearly impossible demand of four witnesses (much more detail can be found here), the only thing that mattered was that Hena had sexual contact outside of marriage — consent be damned. This incident — this murder — happened in February, but it is noteworthy […]
Bangladesh: Muslim settlers burn down non-Muslim village
Obama, where are you? Why aren’t you calling for a settlement freeze? “ASIA/BANGLADESH – A village burned down, tribal Christians forced out by Muslim settlers,” from Agenzia Fides, February 21 (thanks to Twostellas): Chittagong (Agenzia Fides) — A village was burned down and dozens of indigenous have been injured and driven from Ragipara in the […]
503 women publicly flogged in Bangladesh
Islam Respects Women Update: “503 women publicly flogged in Bangladesh,” from the Indo-Asian News Service, February 14 (thanks to Satya): Dhaka: A demand to prohibit the Muslim clergy from issuing fatwa is gathering momentum in Bangladesh as 503 women have been subjected to public flogging since the year 2000. The issuing of religious edicts has […]
Bangladesh: 15-year-old girl dies during punishment straight out of the Qur’an
Qur’an 24:2: “The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their punishment.” Cruel and […]
Sharia in Bangladesh: Students suspended for trimming beards
Isn’t it great that Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange made Oklahoma safe for Sharia? “Bangladesh students suspended for trimming beards,” from AFP, January 9: DHAKA — The headmaster of an Islamic school in Bangladesh said Sunday that he had banned 15 teenage students from attending lessons after they trimmed their beards. Mohammad Mudesser Hussain said the pupils […]
Bangladesh 1971: “Make sure there is no Hindu left alive”
Murdering unarmed Hindu civilians makes no sense except from the standpoint of jihad warfare: “slay the pagans wherever you find them” (Qur’an 9:5). “A khaki dissident on 1971,” by Colonel Nadir Ali in Viewpoint, December 17, 2010 (thanks to Jamal): “It is Mujib’s home district. Kill as many bastards as you can and make sure […]