How did the imam Mohammad Yasin Arafat come to misunderstand so spectacularly the peaceful religion that he has spent his life trying to understand properly and communicate effectively?
Bangladesh: Muslim policeman abuses Hindu woman for wearing bindi, tries to run her over with his motorbike
If the roles had been reversed, you’d never hear the end of this from the international media. But as it is, this news item doesn’t fit the establishment narrative, and so it will sink without a trace. “Bangladesh: Policeman Nazmul Tareque hurls abuses, tries to run bike over college teacher for wearing a ‘bindi,’” OpIndia, […]
Bangladesh: Police use anti-porn law to crack down on film about violence against women
No surprise here. The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to women and should beat those from whom they “fear disobedience”: “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because […]