Female journalists were physically attacked by the Islamists in Bangladesh. Nadia Sharmin, a TV journalist is admitted to hospital. The Hifazat-e Islam not only barred women from entering its rally in the capital on Saturday, but also harassed physically and mentally several female journalists performing their professional duties there. Activists of the Chittagong-based radical Islamist …
Category Archive: Islam
Apr 03 2013
Freethinkers unite!
Mukto Mona freethinkers, a group of Bengali atheists, issued a statement: Bangladesh government squishing freedom of speech by arresting and harassing young bloggers inside the country We are drawing your attention to an ominous development that is taking place right now in Bangladesh. To appease a handful of radical islamist preachers, the government has embarked …
Apr 03 2013
Atheists are arrested.
Atheists get arrested in Bangladesh, a so called liberal Muslim country. Bangladesh police have arrested three atheist bloggers for allegedly defaming Islam and the Prophet Mohammed, police said Tuesday, amid calls from religious fundamentalists for an Internet crackdown. The arrest of the three, who were paraded in handcuffs at a news conference, followed pressure from …
Mar 29 2013
Women should know that their body belongs to them.
Feminists around the world have been supporting Amina, a 19 year old Tunisian girl who posted a topless photo of herself bearing the slogan “my body belongs to me, and is not the source of anyone’s honour” has been threatened with death. Tunisia was once considered one of the most liberal Muslim countries. But unfortunately …
Mar 20 2013
Islam will not change, Muslims will.
Some ex-Muslims believe Islam is resistant to change. They think there are a few reasons why the Islamic tradition is more resistant to change and the creation of a secular liberal breathing space for adherents than many other religious traditions appear to be.
Mar 18 2013
Not only the Islamists, the government is now harassing atheists in Bangladesh.
‘It is time to refuse to tiptoe around people who claim respect, consideration, special treatment, on the grounds that they have a religious faith, as if having a faith were a privilege endowing virtue, as if it were noble to believe in unsupported claims and ancient superstitions.’ – A. C. Grayling * It seems a …
Mar 17 2013
‘Islam is a religion of peace’.
Mar 09 2013
Land of Islam!
3000 angry Pakistani Muslims set ablaze more than 100 houses of Pakistani Christians over a derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed made by Sawan Masih, a 28-year-old Christian. Sunni Islamists in Pakistan have been killing Shiites, Ahmadiyas, Atheists, Hindus, Christians and whoever criticize their barbaric acts. They desperately want a land of Islam, where laws and …






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