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 ‘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 […]