Dear Dalia Satter,
It was nice to know from your article that an organization affiliated
with known Islamist group (more specifically Moududist Jamaat) published
a calendar highlighting other cultures and religions. Before getting
overjoyed with this discovery, I like to remind that genuine
liberalization of the Islamist groups with war crime background will
only be possible when these groups genuinely and honestly seek apology
for their gruesome crimes of 1971, they expel the top war criminals
(Rajakar, al Badr background) from their current leadership, they do
sincere politics (not the dirty politics currently they are doing for
votes and power), they criticize the mistakes of their leadership right
away etc. Unless these things happen first, true liberalization will
never occur.
When most people are critical about the leadership of Khaleda/Tarek and
Hawa bhaban cliques, Jamaat and its affiliated organizations are
shamelessly in the forefront of fanatically supporting and defending
them. Jamaat is doing the same dirty politics for votes like most of
the political parties, or even worse considering their gross abuse of
the religion. Jamaat never confessed and said sorry about the
unprecedented lootings and corruption that happened during their
coalition govt with BNP. This is not honest politics; this is pure
hypocrisy in the name of religion. Truth and honesty are the
by-products of true liberalization. Our Islamist groups are far far
away from that.
Mohammad Musa Sarkar
--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Dalia Satter <dalia_satter@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Members,
> Â
> The most boring thing is urban life is probably waiting in a doctor's
chamber. I was doing that and waiting to checkup my eyes.Â
There was a TV in the waiting room, however, it was off due to
electricity load shedding. When I was looking for something for
passing time, I found a desk calendar in the receptionist's desk.Â
Printing industry has tremendously developed in Bangladesh in recent
years. Most of the calendars contain beautiful pictures of the
country and are of good artistic value. I took the calendar to my
seat and started turning over the pages.
> Â
> It started with verses from Shahanama and continued with those of
Ramayan, Mahabharat, Charjapad, Virgil and other famous literary
pieces. I am not a student of literature but enjoyed the selected
verses which were ornamented with good quality paintings. When I
looked at the bottom of one page, I became astonished to find that the
name of the organisation which printed the calendar is 'Ibn Sina Trust'
which is known to be managed by a group of Bangladeshi Islamists. I
think you will agree that printing verses of Ramayan and Mohabharat is
in the calendar is not usual for Islamists.Â
> Â
> It seems to me that the Islamic tent in Bangladesh is moving towards
greater liberalisation in a commendable speed.
> Â
> What do you think?
> Â
> Dalia Satter
>
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