Category Archives: Human Rights

Bigotry On Display In Bangladesh

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Mash

The banner reads "Shut down Prothom Alo, the friend of Jews and Christians. Hizb ut-Tahrir, Bangladesh". Click to see E-Bangladesh’s photoblog of Islamists on the march in Bangladesh. Sid at Serious Golmal adds some perspective. For more background, here’s my … Continue reading →

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Coming To America

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Mash

[Cross posted at E-Bangladesh] Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, the civilian face of Bangladesh’s military government, has arrived in America. For the first time in sixteen years Bangladesh will be represented at the UN General Assembly by an unelected technocrat. While Dr. … Continue reading →

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We Demand The Immediate Release Of Arifur Rahman

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Mash

I join Bangladeshi blogger Sourov’s call for the immediate and unconditional release of 23-year old cartoonist Arifur Rahman. Arifur Rahman was arrested by the Bangladesh military government for drawing a harmless cartoon that was published in the leading Bengali language … Continue reading →

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Battling Islamists In Bangladesh

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Mash

[Cross posted at E-Bangladesh] The first word in the Holy Koran is "Read". When I was a child growing up in Bangladesh, my parents hired the imam of the neighborhood mosque to teach me how to read the Koran. Twice a … Continue reading →

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Islamists Battle Cats

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Mash

[Welcome Crooks & Liars readers. Please consider supporting the campaign for release of the 23-year old cartoonist Arifur Rahman by adding the "Free Arifur Rahman" badge that is on the sidebar to your own blog. Thank you for spreading the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Islam, Media | 14 Comments