Dear Alochoks:
Freedom and Independence with all its advantages and perks brings with it disadvantages. The disadvantage is that it gives all people the right to express their opinions and the put forth their agendas. Agendas can be seen everywhere in opinion based emails, to articles, to laws and policies even in the formation of organizations.
Now, ICNA has an agenda that is clearly stated on their website: "The goal of ICNA shall be to seek the pleasure of Allah (SWT) through the struggle of Iqamat-ud-Deen (establishment of the Islamic system of life) as spelled out in the Qur'an and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
The goal of ICNA shall be to seek the pleasure of Allah (SWT) through the struggle of Iqamat-ud-Deen (establishment of the Islamic system of life) as spelled out in the Qur'an and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)."
They are not subversively trying to bring about Islamic Governance. They are blatantly stating their purpose. They have a right to it. So, those who disagree also have the right to reject their ideas, refuse membership in their group and even better refuse aid they are giving. However, I doubt if they are donating money with the condition that Bangladesh become an Islamic State.
Now, those of us who fear that such support, and helping hands might actually result in the institute of Shariah Law in Bangladesh must not be very comfortable or confident in the democratic system in our country (well after we actually have elections that is).
But, my point is why slander an organization and their good works just because you do not agree with their agenda or ideas? Just because it is fashionable in this day and age to go against anything that supports Islam and Islamic ideas and view-points doesn't mean we should. That is not an educated conclusion. That is a conclusion of mass hysteria as a response to "terrorrism".
Zeenat
Atlanta, GA
-----Original Message-----
From: Aziz Huq <azizhuq@hotmail.com>
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Cc: NABIC Nabic <nabic-l@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 3:40 pm
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] RE: Where is ICNA sending its "donation" for cyclone victims?
I was rather surprised with this note of yours slandering some Islamic organizations including NABIC in extremely harsh language. While personally I am not a member of NABIC but to the best of my knowledge most of the members are well educated, decent, peace-loving professionals and educators of very high caliber. Their projects have to deal with helping the rural poor including women in Bangladesh.
If you do not care about their agenda (helping the rural Bangladeshi poor) then that is alright but please resist the temptation of jumping into the criticism of any thing Islamic and tying every thing to 1971. Most of the members of NABIC were either not born in 1971 or were minors.
Thank you if you read my humble note with an open mind.
Aziz Ul Huq
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From: farida_majid@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:50:37 -0500
Subject: [ALOCHONA] RE: Where is ICNA sending its "donation" for cyclone victims?
Yes, this is interesting and frightening!
I have had the dubious fortune of meeting some of the members of ICNA (Islamic Circle of North America) and in 2004 I had attended a conference of NABIC (North American Bangladeshi Islamic Circle) held at York College of CUNY. I shuddered in fear at their agenda hidden well away from their apparent love of 'Islam above all'.Mr. Md. Rahman, they are all of your ilk and mindset.Their "generous and good work" consists of their hell-bent commitment to Islamize Bangladesh in the demonic image of their version of ONE dehumanized Islam. Towards that aim they would first have to destroy the Bangladesh that was founded in 1972 on the noble principles behind Muktijuddho . They envision success in this henous project, hence their talk of "Bangladesh is on the brink of Extinction."Their "generous and good work" consists of raising funds in the USA and Canada and financing covert terrorist activities and armed confrontation of various Islamist groups against innocent civilians.Hurricane Sidr has brought a golden opportunity to them for reaping a harvest out of people's sympathy for the plight of the stricken poor.The whole lot of you should be ashamed of your nefarious "Islamic" agenda of fooling, cheating and then hurting people!You are worse than the 13th century ASSASINS in Arabia.You are heartless and inhuman!-- Farida Majid
From: mrahman246@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 05:39:44 -0800
Subject: Re: [banglarnari] Where is ICNA sending its "donation" for cyclone victims? [Bangla]
You should ask ICNA where they sending their donation rather belittling their generous and good work. Try to appreciate their help, ICNA is sending their donation to trust worthy people and it will be used one hundred percent for the cyclone victims. What you have done for the cyclone victims ? You are echoing with Mr Bahauddin Inqilabs editor who is a big time defaulter with big mouth become intolerant to Jamaat and criticizing for taking a long term plan of two croes taka for permanent rehabilitation of the cyclone victims. We should learn to encourage people in good works.Mohammad Rahman
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