Washington, March 31 (IANS) Republican lawmakers used a coordinated House floor debate to push for new laws targeting Sharia law, saying “seven bills stand ready” to ensure no foreign religious code enters the US legal system.The hour-long special order was led by Keith Self and Chip Roy, co-chairs of the Sharia Free America Caucus, which lawmakers said has grown rapidly since its launch three months ago.Self told the House that the caucus now has “60 members” from “25 states across th…
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New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) In the lead-up to the elections in Bangladesh, discussions have emerged regarding violence, human rights abuses, and the oppression of minority groups. However, women in the nation are also voicing their concerns about their rights in the aftermath of the results being declared. It is the Jamaat-e-Islami, which the women are worried about, and many say that if this party comes to power, they can say goodbye to their freedom.The same women who were at the forefront of the…
Dhaka, Feb 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami has exposed its contradictory stance on the question of Sharia, a report highlighted on Tuesday. It mentioned that, for a long time, a significant segment of the party’s supporters voted for Jamaat mainly in the hope of creating an Islamic system of governance in Bangladesh. According to a report in The Diplomat, in recent times, the party’s top leaders have avoided addressing the issue of Sharia implementation in the…
Dhaka, Jan 31 (IANS) Bangladesh’s radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami’s founding principles contradict its “moderate” narrative as its constitution declares that God, not the people, holds the sovereignty with the ultimate goal of “Iqamat-e-Deen”, the establishment of Islam as a complete system of life. “Jamaat has mastered the art of the ‘dual message’. In the air-conditioned rooms of diplomatic missions, senior leaders offer soothing platitudes. They speak of constitutionalism a…
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Pakistan-based Islamic terrorist organisations are diversifying their fundraising tactics and finding ways to evade global oversight. These groups exploit humanitarian activities, mosques, rescue operations and wars to raise funds worldwide — including in the US, while spreading “militant Islamic messages” and bolstering terrorist activities, a report said on Wednesday. “Pakistan has a checkered past when it comes to money laundering and terrorist financing. It …
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The rising concern in Bangladesh over the trend of using religion in politics, especially during elections, was recently voiced in an article published in one of the country’s online Bengali news portal. The article on Banglanews24 website cited a study by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), which highlighted the rise of religious politics.”The reason for this is the absence of a democratic political environment in the country for a long time, the impact of …
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Jamaat-e-Islami is going all out to ensure that it secures a massive victory in the Bangladesh elections slated to be held in February. The organisation has devised separate strategies for the urban and rural areas and is targeting 163 constituencies exclusively where internal surveys have suggested a victory for the party.As of now, the Jamaat and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are fighting the polls solo. The two parties had fought elections and even govern…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against five accused in a Special Court in a case related to the online radicalisation of youth by the Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) terror group in Gujarat, an official said on Saturday.Mohammad Fardeen, Kureshi Sefulla, Mohammad Faique, Zeeshan Ali and Shama Parveen have been charged under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the BNS and the Arms Act, the official said in …
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) With less than a month to go for the elections in Bangladesh, the political landscape is changing rapidly. On one hand, the Jamaat-e-Islami is experiencing turbulence with its allies quitting the formation; on the other, the Jamaat is trying to make things right with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (NCP), which is poised to win the polls comfortably.The Jamaat and the BNP, in an alliance for several years, split ways recently. They would contest the elections by themsel…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) All eyes are on Bangladesh as elections are scheduled to be held in February. Many are hoping that stability would return to the country and the never-ending violence would come to an end.Former officer with the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), Amar Bhushan, who has done several stints in Bangladesh, discusses the ongoing situation in the country and also its future. Bhushan, during one of his stints, was the first to flag the issue of illegal immigration and how i…