Bangladesh is once again embroiled in a fierce national debate after Muslim leader Shafiqur Rahman, the chief of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, compared women working outside the home to “prostitution” in a social media post that was later deleted. The remarks, made as the country heads toward national elections, have triggered outrage across political parties and civil […]
Bangladesh: Muslim leader says no non-Muslim can become an MP in a Muslim country, calls for Sharia
No one should be surprised. Afzal Hossain is not an “extremist.” His view is mainstream, based on the fact that the Qur’an calls Muslims “the best of people that has been raised up for mankind,” who “command what is right and forbid what is wrong” (3:110), while unbelievers are “the most vile of created beings” […]
From hunting minorities to now harassing women: Yunus’s Bangladesh plummets into darkness
The political upheaval in Bangladesh since mid-2024 has shaken the nation’s democratic foundations and intensified its ideological divisions. Muhammad Yunus, once globally celebrated for pioneering microfinance, is now at the center of an increasingly volatile transition to a new government. Ever since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, Yunus’s tenure has been marked by rising Islamic jihad activity, […]
Bangladesh: Muslim leader says ‘If you want to establish peace, you should come under the shadow of Islam’
“We want a country where there is fair freedom of speech. We do not believe in unlimited unfair freedom.” In other words, he doesn’t believe in the freedom of speech at all, and that’s understandable, as that freedom violates Sharia prohibitions against blasphemy and more. “There is no alternative to peace and for peace you […]
How the US State Department Helped Jihad Come to Power in Bangladesh
Will Bangladesh become another Afghanistan? So goes the fear of non-Muslim minorities – Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and animists – in Bangladesh as jihad advances in their country. It is not an unreasonable fear, given longstanding persecution and the recent overthrow of the prime minister who fought for secularism against Islamic forces. On August 5, 2024, […]
Bangladesh releases chief of jihad terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team and lifts ban on jihad group Jamaat e Islami
Thinking that Bangladesh’s political crisis was initiated by a mere student protest expressing outrage against a random policy introduced by the Hasina government would be naïve and unwise. The uprising was fueled by Islamic organizations with the goal of making Bangladesh the new cradle of jihad in South Asia. Bangladesh’s interim government has placed Muhammed […]
Bangladesh: Muslims burn down home of 90-year-old ‘un-Islamic’ singer, authorities side with mob
No one does something that large numbers of Muslims consider to be “un-Islamic” is ever safe in a country such as Bangladesh. “Islamist mob attack on Bangladeshi mystic singer sparks uproar,” UCA News, July 1, 2024: Rights activists in Bangladesh have slammed police for siding with Islamic hardliners, who attacked a mystic singer for allegedly […]
Pakistan: Tens of thousands of Muslims rally for Hamas, call for jihad against Israel
What does Pakistan have against Israel? It’s all about Islam, the one element of the conflict that everyone in the West ignores. “Tens of thousands in Pakistan call for jihad against Israel,” Times of Israel, November 19, 2023: Tens of thousands of supporters from Pakistan’s main religious political party rally in the eastern city of […]
India busts major jihad terrorism financing network in Jammu and Kashmir
The Indian authorities have busted a major jihad financing network in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. The raids conducted on Monday were the latest in the series of anti-terror operations aimed at Islamic “charities” funneling money to terrorist groups waging jihad in India’s Muslim-dominated Kashmir region. Investigators from the National Investigation Agency (NIA), […]
Islamic Republic of Pakistan Bans Acclaimed Movie Over Transgender Theme
While most film industries crave recognition at the Oscars, Pakistan has its priorities somewhere else, in accord with which it has banned Joyland, the movie which was its official entry for the 2023 Oscars. On November 11, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting sent out an official statement that stated that the highly-acclaimed movie contained […]