Thursday, February 20, 2020

Bangladesh’s Secularism Has Become So Vilified By Islamists That It Has Come To Mean Something Akin To 'Atheistic' Or 'Anti-Islamic'


By Anders C. Hardig
February 19, 2020
Bangladesh has seen an increase in terrorist activity in recent years, including attacks on foreigners, activists and religious minorities.
In this 2013 photo, Bangladeshi mourners carry the coffin containing the body of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider for funeral. AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File
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Perpetrators of these attacks have included people from privileged backgrounds. News reports indicate they were all motivated by the idea that Islam is under attack by secularists and must be defended.
This is significant in a country that was founded in 1971 on principles of secularism following an independence war with neighboring Pakistan. Read More https://newageislam.com/radical-islamism-and-jihad/anders-c-hardig/bangladesh%E2%80%99s-secularism-has-become-so-vilified-by-islamists-that-it-has-come-to-mean-something-akin-to--atheistic--or--anti-islamic-/d/121109

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