Trial of Fire for Bangladeshi Muslims: Al-Mujtama reports

Al-Mujtama, the most influential publication of Arabic language, has described the present situation in Bangladesh as the ‘Test of Fire’ of the Muslims in Bangladesh.

The Kuwait based publication covers series report on ‘Process of Secularization in Bangladesh’. In its two consecutive issues the leading Arabic magazine unearths the violent approaches of the radical secular forces in Bangladesh and their plan in uprooting Islam from the state affairs. The Magazine also wrote on the torture on Muslim scholars, leaders and activists of Islamic parties carried by the radical secular Awami League government. The article expresses shock over the police torture on Muslim women wearing hijab in Bangladesh.

The cover story of the magazine published on 29th December, 2013 was ‘Processes of Secularization in Bangladesh: Squeezed Political Dissidence and Electoral Farces’. Ahmad Al Shalqami has reported the story.

Another story has been published in the same issue titled as ‘Is Islam being separated from the State?’ by Muhammad Salim Mansiri, The report focuses on the radical secular thoughts expressed in the so called ‘Thesis’ written by Sajib Wajed Joy, the only son of Sheikh Hasina; the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Mr. Sajib has been working for the government as the Advisor to the Prime Minister.

In its recent issue of 5th January, 2013 the magazine Muhammad Salim Mansiri reported another news story. The report is extensively informative from the historical perspective. It summarizes this way- ‘as part of the plan of uprooting Islam from the state of Bangladesh, the Awami League and its alliance partners have undertaken radically fundamental secular policies. They have set up a tribunal to try the so called war criminals of 1971 which has mainly targeted the leaders of country’s largest Islamic political party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’.

The reports also high-lighted the police torture on Muslim young women wearing hijab who have been engaged in Islamic activities. The article also expressed anxiety on reports of incidents of rape and torture on Muslim women carried by police forces in secular India. The recent arrest of Muslim women wearing hijab the National Press Club premise of Bangladesh for protesting torture on fellow women activists, clearly gives signal of something ominous, commented the Magazine.

The issues also published photos of police brutality on opposition activists.

Al-Mujtama is regarded as the Time or Newsweek to Arabic readers.

Based on a Bangla posting of Bloger AVIJATRK in TodayBlog

Source: BDINN

2 COMMENTS

  1. Whole story is full of lies and fabricated. Muslims of Bangladesh is far better of than Kuwait or any other Muslim countries. This is propagnada of the militant Islamic forces. Stop this non-sense.

  2. Perhaps you are partially correct. Can you comment on the Indian past government of BJP? They routinely castigated Bangladesh as killers of Hindus. Indians still believe people who were killed during the 1971 debacle were mostly Hindus. They think Bangladesh is radically Muslim and is a terrorist nation and heavily anti-Indian. Thanks to the Indian press and BJP in particular.

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