Bangladesh Moving Towards Radical Islam
Islamic fundamentalism had been imported to Bangladesh from Saudi Arabia by the
followers of Wahabism around two hundred years ago. During the British colonial
period, the Wahabis led by one Syed Ahmed declared India 'Darul Harb' and locked
themselves in a war against the Shikhs in Punjab and against the British
everywhere else in a bid to establish the 'Darul Harb' brand of Islam.
Theologically speaking, their views about Islam were utterly timeworn and
conservative.
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| Is Bangladesh Embracing Radical Islam Steadily? |
The question may send a shudder through the
backbones of many liberal people and certainly of the minority Hindus in the
country (left in the lurch already) but the manner in which cadres of Bangladesh
Jamaat-e- Islami party, largest Islamist party in Bangladesh, ran amok and held
different parts of the country to ransom virtually on Tuesday brings forth this
concern only.
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