What utter trash! Taslima Nasreen had to flee from her land for her dear life.
The notion of blasphemy is incompatible with a civilised society. The powers that be must not have uncontested right to bluff in the name of religion. We must be able to put an end to the era of persecution of Galileo. (Darwin did not have to suffer Galileo's fate.) Sukla On 28/05/2015, Kaukab Siddique [email protected] [issuesonline_worldwide] <[email protected]> wrote: > Not one person executed. > $7 fine. > That's a joke! > Blasphemy is not a joke. > In a land of millions of Muslims, Hindu bloggers getting away with abuse of > the prophet, pbuh. > On May 27, 2015 2:21 PM, "Sukla Sen [email protected] > [issuesonline_worldwide]" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Also: >> >> On April 2013, 4 blogger (Moshiur Rahman Biplob, Russell Parvez, >> Subrata Adhikari Shubho and Asif Mohiuddin) was arrested for 'hurting >> religious sentiments' with their 'derogatory' postings on blogs and >> social networking sites.[10] >> On 17 September 2007, a cartoon appeared in the satire magazine Alpin >> (Pin). The cartoon made fun of the custom in Muslim countries of >> putting "Mohammed" in front of one's given name. The drawing was >> accompanied by this dialogue: >> "Boy, what's your name? >> My name is Babu. >> It is customary to put Mohammed in front of the name. >> What is your father's name? >> Mohammed Abu. >> What is that on your lap? >> Mohammed cat."[11] >> On 18 September 2007, Alpin's cartoonist Arifur Rahman was arrested >> and jailed, and editor Sumanta Aslam was dismissed. A Dhaka district >> magistrate ordered suspension of the magazine's publication.[7][8] >> [12] On 20 March 2008, a court in Dhaka ordered a stay of proceedings >> and ordered Rahman's release from jail because the officer who had >> investigated the case had failed to appear after repeated >> summonses.[13] On 12 November 2009, the court removed the stay of >> proceedings, and tried Rahman in absentia. The court sentenced Rahman >> to two months in jail with hard labour and a fine of 500 taka >> (US$7.40).[14] >> >> (Source: ibid.) >> >> Sukla >> >> On 27/05/2015, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: >> > In 2007, the government banned the Eid issue of the weekly Shaptahik >> > 2000 because of a blasphemous reference in an autobiographical article >> > by Daud Haider.[7][8] >> > In 2005, Mohd Rafiqul Islam Rony MP laid a complaint against professor >> > Ali Asghar for causing hurt to religious sentiment by his alleged >> > remark that religious instruction need not be compulsory.[8] >> > In January 2004, the government banned all Amadhi religious >> > publications. In December 2004, the High Court put a stay on the >> > ban.[1][8] >> > In 2003, vigilantism against Ahmadis resulted in the death of an imam >> > and the injury of others.[7][8] >> > In 2002, the police arrested the members of an amateur theater group >> > in Faridpur, among whom were Hindus, for "causing hurt to religious >> > sentiment" by their play.[8] >> > In 2002, the Bangladesh Censor Board banned Tareque Masud and >> > Catherine Masud's film Matir Moina (The Clay Bird) because its setting >> > (a madrassa in 1971) was deemed religiously sensitive. The Appeal >> > Board lifted the ban.[8] >> > In 2000, four senior editors of Jonokontho are sued on blasphemy >> > charges in Shamsuddin Ahmed and others v. The State.[8] >> > In 2000, criminals killed Monir Hossain Sagar (of Delduar in Tangail), >> > the author of the book Nari Tumi Manush Chhile Kobey. The killers >> > claimed that the book had indecent remarks about Allah and Prophet >> > Mohammed.[15] >> > >> > >> > In 1995, the government banned Naree (Woman) by Humayun Azad because >> > the book analyzes religious doctrine. Azad was able to have the ban >> > lifted in 2000.[8] In 2004, attackers with machetes badly injured >> > Professor Azad outside the annual Ekushey Book Fair. After his >> > recovery, Azad moved to Germany where he soon died.[8][15] >> > In 1993, Taslima Nasreen released Lajja (Shame), a novel. It is about >> > the rights of Hindus in Bangladesh, and its last sentence has the >> > Hindu protagonist and his family leaving Bangladesh for India. The >> > government immediately banned the novel. Militant Islamist groups >> > announced a bounty on Nasreen's head. She fled to Europe. In 1999, >> > Nasreen released volume 1 of her autobiography, Amar Meyebela (My >> > Girlhood) in India. Bangladesh's government banned the book from being >> > imported, sold, or distributed. In 2002, the police in Bangladesh were >> > under orders to confiscate all copies of volume 2 of Nasreen's >> > autobiography Utal Hawa (Wild Wind) after the Home Ministry declared >> > its publication, sale, and distribution illegal.[8] In October 2002, a >> > court sentenced Nasreen in absentia to a year in jail for her >> > "derogatory remarks about Islam." In 2008, her books were openly sold >> > by street hawkers in Bangladesh, but Nasreen dared not go there.[7] >> > In 1992, Dr. Ahmed Sharif faced charges under sections 295A and 298 of >> > the penal code because Inquilab, a daily, published remarks allegedly >> > by Sharif that were critical of Islam. Sharif allegedly made the >> > remarks during a private seminar.[8] >> > In 1974, Enamul Haq published a leaflet which made reference to >> > Prophet Mohammed's wives. Protests ensued. Haq spent some time in >> > protective custody.[8] >> > In 1973, Daud Haider published a poem in which he allegedly insults >> > Prophet Mohammed, Jesus Christ, and Gautama Buddha. The police took >> > Haider into protective custody. He fled to India in 1974 or 1975. >> > Later, he moved to Germany.[7][8] >> > >> > (Source: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law_in_Bangladesh>.) >> > >> > Sukla >> > >> > On 27/05/2015, Kaukab Siddique [email protected] >> > [issuesonline_worldwide] <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> Sen, you are unreal. >> >> Even Ajivit Roy was not stopped, though he was organizing blasphemy >> >> network >> >> under guise of freedom of expression. >> >> On May 27, 2015 8:18 AM, "Sukla Sen [email protected] >> >> [issuesonline_worldwide]" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> "No peaceful channels were left open for Muslims to counter the >> >>> blasphemy which is a form of war against Islam." >> >>> >> >>> Blogging can always be countered by blogging and the likes. >> >>> So the claim is just nauseating. >> >>> >> >>> Moreover, Bangladesh has an anti-blasphemy law, in order to safeguard >> >>> Islam, and people are charged under this law from time to time. >> >>> >> >>> Sukla >> >>> >> >>> On 27/05/2015, Kaukab Siddique [email protected] >> >>> [issuesonline_worldwide] <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> > Bangladesh is a Muslim country but the rulers are Hindu oriented >> >>> secularist >> >>> > "Muslims. " The regime has killed almost 500 young Muslims >> >>> > protesting >> >>> > against bogus trials to kill elderly Muslim scholars. >> >>> > The regime is supported by pro Hindu media and bloggers are allowed >> to >> >>> > blaspheme Islam and the prophet, pbuh. The bloggers were organized >> >>> > by >> >>> > a >> >>> > Hindu American who claimed to be atheist. >> >>> > No peaceful channels were left open for Muslims to counter the >> >>> > blasphemy >> >>> > which is a form of war against Islam. >> >>> > three of the bloggers have now been killed, Alhamdulillah, two of >> them >> >>> > Hindus and one secularist. >> >>> > It is a shame that in a Muslim country, the regime is protecting >> >>> blasphemy >> >>> > . >> >>> > On May 27, 2015 5:40 AM, "Nasir Sayani [email protected] >> >>> > [the-criterion-world]" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> > >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> A small country, big in guts and balls, this country is going >> >>> >> places >> >>> >> in >> >>> >> the world whereas Pakistan keeps going backward with not having >> balls >> >>> >> enough to ban lot of these so called political parties for >> >>> >> creating >> >>> >> religious violence for making hate speeches in the mosque, for >> >>> >> backing >> >>> >> all >> >>> >> terrorists and completely bringing the country's progress to halt >> and >> >>> >> on >> >>> >> top of that blaming their violent act on the wrong >> >>> >> outsiders.........Bravo >> >>> >> Bangla Desh. >> >>> >> *Nasir Sayani* >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 12:01 PM, "hussain almousawi >> >>> >> [email protected] [the-criterion-world]" < >> >>> >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Bangladesh bans militant Islamist group suspected in blogger >> killings >> >>> >> <http://www.upi.com/nl/17414326530013~13904571611959~s5447hf6bcd> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> [image: image] >> >>> >> <http://www.upi.com/nl/17414326530013~13904571611959~s5447hf6bcd> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Bangladesh bans militant Islamist group suspected in blo... >> >>> >> <http://www.upi.com/nl/17414326530013~13904571611959~s5447hf6bcd> >> >>> >> Bangladesh has banned the Ansarullah Bangla Team militant Islamist >> >>> >> group >> >>> >> accused of carrying out the murders of three secular bloggers. >> >>> >> View on www.upi.com >> >>> >> <http://www.upi.com/nl/17414326530013~13904571611959~s5447hf6bcd> >> >>> >> Preview by Yahoo >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> Peace Is Doable >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Peace Is Doable >> > >> >> -- >> Peace Is Doable >> >> > -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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