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Internecine conflict in Islam
Photo: Reuters The world of Islam with more than 1500 million adherents spread over almost all the continents of the world is not in a very happy state. In fact, the religion is in a dire state. This...
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Religious dress code and Islam
Photo: Reuters There had recently been a strong surge of presumed religiosity or, more accurately, mimicking of religiosity and religious dress code among the Muslim women (as well as in men) in the...
View ArticleBangladesh v. Religious Extremists
Nationalism, socialism, democracy, and secularism are the four fundamental principles of the Bangladesh Constitution. Ironically we are living in a country where the constitution speaks for...
View ArticleOrigins of the Bengali Calendar
Only a few weeks ago, Bangladesh celebrated Bengali New Year’s day (Bangla Noboborsho) with unprecedented razzmatazz – colourful festoons donned the apartments in high-rise buildings, rickshaws, and...
View ArticleEarthquakes beware
“Hundreds and thousands of death;” “Billions of dollars in damages;” and “The land of shoddy construction” these are the headlines that the people of Bangladesh are very likely to wake up to if an...
View ArticleAppeasement of extremism undermines democracy
According to western media, ISIS is a greater threat to the West than was the previous Soviet bloc. James Rubin, former assistant secretary of the State under President Bill Clinton, in his column of...
View ArticleEid and the moon are both part of the festival
Eid and the moon are both part of the festival. In a way one births the other. And like all births and deliveries, there can be occasional complications. Did it happen this time? I remember an Eid in...
View ArticleOrigins of the Bengali Calendar
Only a few weeks ago, Bangladesh celebrated Bengali New Year’s day (Bangla Noboborsho) with unprecedented razzmatazz – colourful festoons donned the apartments in high-rise buildings, rickshaws, and...
View ArticleEarthquakes beware
“Hundreds and thousands of death;” “Billions of dollars in damages;” and “The land of shoddy construction” these are the headlines that the people of Bangladesh are very likely to wake up to if an...
View ArticleClues ISIS left behind in Paris attacks will cost it dearly
Belgian police use an extended camera to look into an apartment in a raid linked to the deadly Paris attacks, in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek, November 16. 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman Were I a...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia and Iran are playing a winner-take-all game
Saudi Arabia’s execution on Jan. 2 of an outspoken Shi’ite cleric who called for the overthrow of the Saudi royal family triggered international condemnation and set off protests throughout the Middle...
View ArticleMinority status will not help Muslims but may open Pandora’s box
Since the government has done away with the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), a debate has set in for and against the minority character and reservations. Recently, at a...
View ArticleSweden, US, Europe … Is the rise of another Hitler impossible?
A recent new that has shocked millions everywhere is one about a group of racist Swedes marching through a public area and beating up anyone who looked non-European. It’s so shocking to most because...
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