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RE: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League

Mr. islam - I dont know if its the same West bengal you have visited. My maternal home is Burdwan and I still have many relatives there and I have visited many times in my life and most recently last January. I dont think they are choked with communism and are quite free to practice their faith openly. This may not be true of Communal RSS infested Gujarat but in West Bengal such extremism is rare.

I congratulate you for the diversity of your friends circle. I urge you to listen and understand them rather than force your pre-concieved notions based on your sectarian political leanings.

Robin

-----Original Message-----
From: mufassil islam
Sent: Jan 11, 2009 7:01 AM
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League

Mr. Robin,
 
I have visited India several times. Go to India (West Bengal) and do ur own investigation and u will find the truth. It is very very common. India has recently allowed dual citizenship. I told u I have MLA friends who are founders of NRIs (Non Resident Indians) - it is the largest international organisations for migrant Indians.It proves u need to read my letters again as well.
 
Mufassil




To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
From: rkhundkar@earthlink.net
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:41:39 -0500
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League


Who are these Hindu elite? <----Please let us know, How do you know? Provide sources and information that can be independentaly corroborated and audited.
India does not allow dual citizenship for any country.

Where are you getting your information on muslims from West Bengal, i.e choked with communism <----it seems you are fantascist with third rate information

-----Original Message-----
From: habib rashid
Sent: Jan 9, 2009 11:25 AM
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League

Dear Mr. Islam,
 
I protest your comments on the dual citzenship of our Hindu people. If some of us feel proud keeping the citizenship of UK, USA, Canada or any EU countries then what is wrong with Hindu people?
 
I am not sure if you have dual citizenship or not. Please try to avoid general comments without knowing the full scenerio.
 
- Habib

--- On Thu, 1/8/09, mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail.com> wrote:

From: mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:07 AM

Dear Readers,
 
The fact is, during Awami League rule, our love affair with India grows stronger. I bet 100% that most of the Hindu elites of the country has had strong ties with West Bengal as they have family ties there and some even have based their businesses there. I am aware of many who even hold dual Indian and Bangladeshi passports and it is true as well that BNP-Jamaat alliances have not done anything to ensure security of the minority during their rule which resulted in oppressions on them by religious fanatics inmbubed with political motives. But this is nothing compared to atrocities on Muslims in India. West Bengal has systematically choked Islam there in the name of Communism. The temples still allows loud kirtons when Azan is banned. Even though Aazan with loud speakers has nothing to do with Islam. Awami League is a wing of Indian Congress and ppl who have eiwther no experience of their rule or ppl who have been following Awami League owi! ng to their devotion to Mujib often fail to realise that. I am not against good relationship with India but I cannot sing the song of romance when I see India does not compromise with its unfair trade-balance with us. The cross border security is relaxed and smuggled Indian items flood the country at a cheaper rate ruining the local producers. If anyone does a research on the regular items it becomes obvious that mainly Indian items have flooded the country pushing the supply UP and prices DOWN and we will easily see that the country gets flooded with black money which will definitely give rise to criminal activities in the society. We buy our rice at the cost of our personal security. There is no other explanation of dropping the price so fast. Imagine!
 
Mufassil Islam
Human Rights Advocate



To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
From: kareem871@hotmail. com
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 06:15:31 +0000
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh stunned by Awami victory

What a shallow analysis of BNP's election debacle.
 
Keep it up and BNP will cease to exist - Inshallah.
 
NB: As an aside, as one who claims to be a human rights advocate your reference to Munni Saha was irreverent and absolutely unnecessary.
Likewise, if you expect to be taken seriously, you must stick to your analysis professionally without making crude remarks like Jalil being a drunkard.





To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
From: mufassili@hotmail. com
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:05:21 +0000
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh stunned by Awami victory

Dear Readers,
 
The equation is very simple. The factors that played into Awami League's victory:
 
1. Awami League and BNP are originally almost at par with their number of supporters. Awami league's regular supporters did vote for Awami League as usual and they had no reason to love BNP - so Awami League grabbed the regular devoted votes;
 
2. The Swing Voters wanted to teach BNP a lesson for their corruption and had no other alternative than Mohajot as voting for BNP would have justified Tarek's corrupt practice - so they voted for alternative - ie., Awami League - having no other alternative;
 
3. The BNP supporters or activists were divided as to pro-change and anti-change groups, the defelctors like Bodrudouza and Oli gave reasons to the exploiters and anti-BNP lobbies reason to ponder upon BNP's coordination and disciplined approach;
 
4. BNP stalwarts or the pivotal leaders were kept ! behind the bars until the last few days on very simple cases which were easily bailable when Awami League had almost all their pivotal figures out of jail all the time (well even drunkard Jalil was out of jail);
 
5. Awami League had always supported the caretaker Govt and had promised to legalise their unconstitutional (although I think constitution itself has become a laugh) works if voted to power;
 
6. Hasina had a few anti-Jamaati Islamic groups in her pocket which got the votes of anti-Jamaati pro-Islamic ppl on their side and Hasian promised not to enact any anti-Islamic laws;
 
7. Ershad commands a few BNP votes as well owing to his military past;
 
8. New generation of voters did not have the experience of seeing Awami League's rule as adults rather they saw the corrupt rule of Tarek which made them anti-BNP and they read Awami League made ppl drink 'Vaater Fan' in drains from adults like us and they were too young to und! erstand that Awami League always failed to control crime;
 
9. Awami League is better in price control when BNP is not good at that and owing to present price hike - ppl could not afford to take chances with any more price hike as that would have meant playing with starvation;
 
10. women voters were successfully convinced that BNP meant oppression on women;
 
11. The media which is ruled by Foortibaaj and Aamodi pro-Bollywood dedicated Amitabh loving reporters like Munni Shaha (who always talks for Hindu greats) ruled non-political channel news rooms like that of ATN and the so called cultural ppl are dying to have a amorous relationship with Indian medias to extend their workfield where Pakistan is a total failure;
 
12. Bangladesh is surrounded by Maoists and communists and Islam has been pocketed by idiots like JMBs and without true Islamic wise leaders - communism in the camouflage of secularism has taken root in newspapers;
 
13. Awami League banked on the issue of bringing the Jamaa! t leaders to war-tribunals when BNP owing to failure of its leaders (only Salauddin Qader recently accused Awami League of letting thousands of Pakistani soldiers leave the country without war compensations) could not successfully defend the issue with a counter challenge;
 
14. Hasina lobbied abroad (with kaaney betha issue) to win international support for Awami League when BNP concentrated on domestic support only.
 
Hence, I and many like me are not shocked or surprised at all at Awami League's win and I am sure the readers do recall I DID forecast this scenario even in this ALOCHONA online many months ago.
 
I NOW forecast that Awami League will become a good ruler as they may not act like BNP idiots but they will soon find out that Bangladeshi ppl are pro-Islamic when they will start enacting anti-Islamic India loving enactments and this will give rise to a wise and revolutionary Islamic power in Bangladesh with BNP at the helm.
&n! bsp;
Sincerely,
 
 
Mufassil Islam
Human Righ ts Advocate


To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
From: mkra12@aol.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:20:44 -0500
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh stunned by Awami victory


The extraordinary support for AWL is definitely a mandate for change in the affairs of the country.
That change is not some quantitative change here & there  but fundamental change in the system of governance in the country. After all, they have the two third majority.
Can Sheikh Hasina & Awami League deliver that change?Can she liberate the country's folk from the yokes of colonial bureaucratic system of governance?
After everything settles down and the elected government begins functioning. The country will go back to the age old colonial system of governance,despite the overwhelming participation of the nation in the election.
From the Secreteriate to the Mahakuma offices, it's the non elected, non answerable bureaucrats who will be the supreme rulers of the day to day affairs of the country. The Minister is not the executive head of the Ministry but the Secretery. Ministers orders cannot be issued as Government orders unless ! approved by the Secretary. The scenario at the districts, Upozilla's, Cities & Mahakuma's are more bleak. There is zero representation of the public in the governance of those levels.
The notorious system that was devised by the colonial rulers to keep us under subjugation by our own people continues to this day, despite two independences.
   Hope her Government will  hand over the total administration of the Upozillas to the elected chairman & council members.She will face a lot of resistance from the bureaucracy by way of government rules & regulations but she has the backing of the vast majority as well as the two third majority to do and undo anything in the greater interest of the nation. All administrative powers which are excercised by the bureaucrats at those levels should be vested in the elected chairman & council of representatives. This will empower the Upozilla people to be their own r! ulers.They will truly be independent.
   Until & unless we establish Democracy,self rule at the grassroot levels Democracy will not have its foundation.Opinions of the majority  of citizens, their hopes & aspirations, likings ,dislikings will not be expressed in the affairs of the country, nor their support be of any strength to the elected government.
The handful of elected ministers at the center will be cut off from the people by way of the clandestine bureaucracy. Its imperative that we have elected local government.at the varios administrative levels;bureaucrats at these levels should be answerable to the elected local body.
The vast majority of Bangladeshi' s has shown the keen judgement of right & wrong by routing out the parties of anti liberation past & fundamentalist in nature.They also opted for the less corrupt of the two parties.
Is it too much to ask that these good majority will be allowed to be their own rulers?
 
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RE: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League

Mr Islam - As a lawyer you should take the trouble of checking your facts before you make such broad statements. It might be hazardous to your professional reputation.

India allows citizens categorized as "Persons of Indian Origin" (PIO) belonging certain foreign countries to hold a special category of Indian citizenship called " Overseas Citizen". However, this right does not extend to citizens of Bangladesh or Pakistan. (Please check to following links to an official Indian Govt links)

This does not mean that there arent Bangladesh citizens both hindu and muslim who dont live in India, but legally they are not entitled to indian citizenship if they have entered the country after 25th march 1971.

Robin

http://www.indianembassy.org/consular/Overseas_Citizen/OCI.html

Highlights of the Scheme

The Constitution of India does not allow holding Indian citizenship and citizenship of a foreign country simultaneously. Based on the recommendation of the High Level committee on Indian Diaspora, the Government of India decided to grant Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) commonly known as 'Dual Citizenship'. Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) of certain category, as has been specified in the Brochure on overseas citizenship of India who migrated from India and acquired citizenship of a foreign country other than Pakistan and Bangladesh, are eligible for grant of OCI as long as their home countries allow dual citizenship in some form or the other under their local laws.

http://www.indiacgny.org/php/showContent.php?linkid=174

 A foreign national, eligible to become a citizen of India on January 26, 1950 or was a citizen of India on, or at anytime after, January 26, 1950 or belonged to a territory that became part of India after August 15, 1947 and his/her children and grand children, provided his/her country of citizenship allows dual citizenship under the local laws, is eligible for registration as Overseas Citizen of India (OCI). Minor children of such person are also eligible for OCI. However, if the applicant had ever been a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh, he/she will not be eligible for OCI.

-----Original Message-----
From: mufassil islam
Sent: Jan 11, 2009 7:12 AM
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League

 is worth a look..
 
http://www.allbusiness.com/government/international-organizations-bodies/7850921-1.html
 
Nevertheless, the issue is Bangladeshi Hindu citizens who were victims of atrocities or are in fear of their safety and security have been either holding or are trying to hold Indian passporrts since early 1990s.
 
Mufassil Islam




To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
From: rkhundkar@earthlink.net
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:41:39 -0500
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League


Who are these Hindu elite? <----Please let us know, How do you know? Provide sources and information that can be independentaly corroborated and audited.
India does not allow dual citizenship for any country.

Where are you getting your information on muslims from West Bengal, i.e choked with communism <----it seems you are fantascist with third rate information

-----Original Message-----
From: habib rashid
Sent: Jan 9, 2009 11:25 AM
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League

Dear Mr. Islam,
 
I protest your comments on the dual citzenship of our Hindu people. If some of us feel proud keeping the citizenship of UK, USA, Canada or any EU countries then what is wrong with Hindu people?
 
I am not sure if you have dual citizenship or not. Please try to avoid general comments without knowing the full scenerio.
 
- Habib

--- On Thu, 1/8/09, mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail.com> wrote:

From: mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:07 AM

Dear Readers,
 
The fact is, during Awami League rule, our love affair with India grows stronger. I bet 100% that most of the Hindu elites of the country has had strong ties with West Bengal as they have family ties there and some even have based their businesses there. I am aware of many who even hold dual Indian and Bangladeshi passports and it is true as well that BNP-Jamaat alliances have not done anything to ensure security of the minority during their rule which resulted in oppressions on them by religious fanatics inmbubed with political motives. But this is nothing compared to atrocities on Muslims in India. West Bengal has systematically choked Islam there in the name of Communism. The temples still allows loud kirtons when Azan is banned. Even though Aazan with loud speakers has nothing to do with Islam. Awami League is a wing of Indian Congress and ppl who have eiwther no experience of their rule or ppl who have been following Awami League owi! ng to their devotion to Mujib often fail to realise that. I am not against good relationship with India but I cannot sing the song of romance when I see India does not compromise with its unfair trade-balance with us. The cross border security is relaxed and smuggled Indian items flood the country at a cheaper rate ruining the local producers. If anyone does a research on the regular items it becomes obvious that mainly Indian items have flooded the country pushing the supply UP and prices DOWN and we will easily see that the country gets flooded with black money which will definitely give rise to criminal activities in the society. We buy our rice at the cost of our personal security. There is no other explanation of dropping the price so fast. Imagine!
 
Mufassil Islam
Human Rights Advocate



To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
From: kareem871@hotmail. com
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 06:15:31 +0000
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh stunned by Awami victory

What a shallow analysis of BNP's election debacle.
 
Keep it up and BNP will cease to exist - Inshallah.
 
NB: As an aside, as one who claims to be a human rights advocate your reference to Munni Saha was irreverent and absolutely unnecessary.
Likewise, if you expect to be taken seriously, you must stick to your analysis professionally without making crude remarks like Jalil being a drunkard.





To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
From: mufassili@hotmail. com
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:05:21 +0000
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh stunned by Awami victory

Dear Readers,
 
The equation is very simple. The factors that played into Awami League's victory:
 
1. Awami League and BNP are originally almost at par with their number of supporters. Awami league's regular supporters did vote for Awami League as usual and they had no reason to love BNP - so Awami League grabbed the regular devoted votes;
 
2. The Swing Voters wanted to teach BNP a lesson for their corruption and had no other alternative than Mohajot as voting for BNP would have justified Tarek's corrupt practice - so they voted for alternative - ie., Awami League - having no other alternative;
 
3. The BNP supporters or activists were divided as to pro-change and anti-change groups, the defelctors like Bodrudouza and Oli gave reasons to the exploiters and anti-BNP lobbies reason to ponder upon BNP's coordination and disciplined approach;
 
4. BNP stalwarts or the pivotal leaders were kept ! behind the bars until the last few days on very simple cases which were easily bailable when Awami League had almost all their pivotal figures out of jail all the time (well even drunkard Jalil was out of jail);
 
5. Awami League had always supported the caretaker Govt and had promised to legalise their unconstitutional (although I think constitution itself has become a laugh) works if voted to power;
 
6. Hasina had a few anti-Jamaati Islamic groups in her pocket which got the votes of anti-Jamaati pro-Islamic ppl on their side and Hasian promised not to enact any anti-Islamic laws;
 
7. Ershad commands a few BNP votes as well owing to his military past;
 
8. New generation of voters did not have the experience of seeing Awami League's rule as adults rather they saw the corrupt rule of Tarek which made them anti-BNP and they read Awami League made ppl drink 'Vaater Fan' in drains from adults like us and they were too young to und! erstand that Awami League always failed to control crime;
 
9. Awami League is better in price control when BNP is not good at that and owing to present price hike - ppl could not afford to take chances with any more price hike as that would have meant playing with starvation;
 
10. women voters were successfully convinced that BNP meant oppression on women;
 
11. The media which is ruled by Foortibaaj and Aamodi pro-Bollywood dedicated Amitabh loving reporters like Munni Shaha (who always talks for Hindu greats) ruled non-political channel news rooms like that of ATN and the so called cultural ppl are dying to have a amorous relationship with Indian medias to extend their workfield where Pakistan is a total failure;
 
12. Bangladesh is surrounded by Maoists and communists and Islam has been pocketed by idiots like JMBs and without true Islamic wise leaders - communism in the camouflage of secularism has taken root in newspapers;
 
13. Awami League banked on the issue of bringing the Jamaa! t leaders to war-tribunals when BNP owing to failure of its leaders (only Salauddin Qader recently accused Awami League of letting thousands of Pakistani soldiers leave the country without war compensations) could not successfully defend the issue with a counter challenge;
 
14. Hasina lobbied abroad (with kaaney betha issue) to win international support for Awami League when BNP concentrated on domestic support only.
 
Hence, I and many like me are not shocked or surprised at all at Awami League's win and I am sure the readers do recall I DID forecast this scenario even in this ALOCHONA online many months ago.
 
I NOW forecast that Awami League will become a good ruler as they may not act like BNP idiots but they will soon find out that Bangladeshi ppl are pro-Islamic when they will start enacting anti-Islamic India loving enactments and this will give rise to a wise and revolutionary Islamic power in Bangladesh with BNP at the helm.
&n! bsp;
Sincerely,
 
 
Mufassil Islam
Human Righ ts Advocate


To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
From: mkra12@aol.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:20:44 -0500
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh stunned by Awami victory


The extraordinary support for AWL is definitely a mandate for change in the affairs of the country.
That change is not some quantitative change here & there  but fundamental change in the system of governance in the country. After all, they have the two third majority.
Can Sheikh Hasina & Awami League deliver that change?Can she liberate the country's folk from the yokes of colonial bureaucratic system of governance?
After everything settles down and the elected government begins functioning. The country will go back to the age old colonial system of governance,despite the overwhelming participation of the nation in the election.
From the Secreteriate to the Mahakuma offices, it's the non elected, non answerable bureaucrats who will be the supreme rulers of the day to day affairs of the country. The Minister is not the executive head of the Ministry but the Secretery. Ministers orders cannot be issued as Government orders unless ! approved by the Secretary. The scenario at the districts, Upozilla's, Cities & Mahakuma's are more bleak. There is zero representation of the public in the governance of those levels.
The notorious system that was devised by the colonial rulers to keep us under subjugation by our own people continues to this day, despite two independences.
   Hope her Government will  hand over the total administration of the Upozillas to the elected chairman & council members.She will face a lot of resistance from the bureaucracy by way of government rules & regulations but she has the backing of the vast majority as well as the two third majority to do and undo anything in the greater interest of the nation. All administrative powers which are excercised by the bureaucrats at those levels should be vested in the elected chairman & council of representatives. This will empower the Upozilla people to be their own r! ulers.They will truly be independent.
   Until & unless we establish Democracy,self rule at the grassroot levels Democracy will not have its foundation.Opinions of the majority  of citizens, their hopes & aspirations, likings ,dislikings will not be expressed in the affairs of the country, nor their support be of any strength to the elected government.
The handful of elected ministers at the center will be cut off from the people by way of the clandestine bureaucracy. Its imperative that we have elected local government.at the varios administrative levels;bureaucrats at these levels should be answerable to the elected local body.
The vast majority of Bangladeshi' s has shown the keen judgement of right & wrong by routing out the parties of anti liberation past & fundamentalist in nature.They also opted for the less corrupt of the two parties.
Is it too much to ask that these good majority will be allowed to be their own rulers?
 
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[ALOCHONA] Re:Nominated Zillur as President is a wrong choice

Dear Alochok Shamim

I haven't heard anyone say that Zillur Rahman is a bad guy. But I do
believe he is the wrong choice -

He represents the past not the future
He is a purely political creature
He can never, ever even contemplate standing up to Hasina
He is quite ill

None of these points diminish him in any way as a man - but he is
diminshed as a President. I personally accept him only because,
InshAllah, he will be the last president from a bygone age.

You know Shamim bhai, unity is not the strongest feature of our
national character. And so we rally around indisputable scientific
facts - such as Hasina is Mujib's daughter and Khaleda is Zia's wife.

Zillur Rahman was always prominent but more so after the cruel murder
of his wife - another indisputable scientific fact. If that fact was
absent - or lets say if Zillur rsigned - the AL would have torn
itself apart with factional infighting... I say it with sadness.

And irrespective of anything it says something that such a hurt and
sick person, however good, should be burdened with the party
presidency and then state presidency. Why? Because there is no one
else.

I wish our President good health and good luck. But that doesn't take
away from the fact that in Bangladesh we are always so desperate
that we are always happy to settle for less.

Best wishes

Ezajur Rahman
Kuwait


--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@...>
wrote:
>
>
>
> Contrarily to your belief I sense Awami Leagues picking of Mr.
Zillur Rahman as the next president of Bangladesh is precisely right
decision. Mr. Zillur Rahman, A true politician who gave much of his
life for the betterment of the people of Bangladesh and countries
democratic aspiration has been awarded with this prestigious but less
functional state body.
>  
> I will insist readers on going back to his strong leadership role
in the face of second most difficult time Bangladesh Awami League and
the nation faced since 1975 when AL president Sheikh Hasina and many
other party stalwart was arrested and power lobby within and outside
the government was attempting too implement their blue print of
capturing helm of power. Mr. Zillur Rahmans tough stand and
calculated strategic tactical decisions not just saved the largest
political party of Bangladesh from splitting but also helped to pave
the path to democracy. If Mr. Zillur Rahman was able to handle
monumental task in front of him only few months ago what makes you
think his health condition will interfere him to serve in a
ceremonial position? You may not like the AL politics but you must
take notice of his strong leadership, energy, charisma and sense of
direction.
>  
> I pray to Almighty Allah for his long life but even if his health
condition fails in future and a new president needed to be elected it
will take only few minutes to elect anew President.
>  
> I am confident Mr. Zillur Rahman will be able to run his presidency
better then many other Presidents who worked in this position in
past. Unfortunately most of President in past came from a background
where they had no direct involvement with common masses of Bangladesh
therefore they chiefly failed to read and feel empathy for citizens,
to a certain extent they spent most of their time to flatter the
Prime Minister who appointed him. Mr. Zillur Rahman having a long
carrier in people¢s politics and most importantly having a clean
record will empower his presidency to work as a guardian of the state
and advice Prime Minister accordingly. I am sure readers have seen
quiet demonstration of an effective role Mr. Zillur Rahman plays
empower Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina¢s decisions. Vise versa esteemed
respect, trust and admiration relation between Mr. Zillur Rahman and
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will ensure honor of this office better
then anytime
> before.
>  
> I will request the writer of this posting not just to oppose
something for the purpose of pure opposition without any merit.
>  
> Sincerely
> Shamim Chowdhury
> Maryland, USA
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
> --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@...> wrote:
>
> From: Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@...>
> Subject: Fwd: Nominated Zillur as President is a wrong choice
> To: veirsmill@...
> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 1:44 PM
>
> --- In dahuk@yahoogroups.com, "M. M. Chowdhury \(Mithu\)"
> <cgmpservices@> wrote:
>
> Choosing Zillur as President is a wrong direction
>
> Even though Hasina wants to pay her AL leaders for their help on her
> bad times but choosing Zillur is a wrong one. Bangladesh is a
country
> where we need strong face to visit various countries to bring more
> help for Bangladesh where Hasina does not go.
>  
> He is a good guy no question about it but Bangladesh needs people
> with international experiences and strong person who can move
quickly
> to one place to another place. He might need oxygen tank next few
> months who knows. I hope and pray for his health and he should take
> rest from politics.
>  
> Zillur is a very bad choice where we need some one to
move Bangladesh
> forward.  I still hope that Hssina will rethink about his
> nomination choice for the Presient of Bangladesh which will be good
> for AL and Bangladesh as far as development is concern.
>  
> Regards,
> M. M. Chowdhury (Mithu), Virginia, USA
> www.amreteckpharma.com
>
> --- End forwarded message ---
>

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[ALOCHONA] Fwd: Re: [khabor.com] Bangladesh election results augur well for India

Dear Shamim

Certainly Jamaati were dealt a blow in the elections - but it is an
electoral blow and a political backlash. Jamaat is still Jamaat
- they just didn't win seats in Parliament. If Jamaat decided
not to contest elections - like the Tablighis - would you say Jamaat
is weakened? Politically yes. On the ground? No!

I do not support Jamaat and I am no Islamist. Though I understand why some wish for an Islamic state believing - rightly or wrongly - that an Islamic state will bring justice and equality. Because democracy has not brought us justice and equality yet.

So it is not enough to measure Jamaat - or the fight against Jamaat -
solely by the number of arrests or parliamentary seats.

It is the ethical application of government, law and leadership that
will pose the biggest challenge to fundamentalism. This is true
throughout the Islamic world.

BNP and AL - both - must dismantle their cadres, their cult of
personalities, their familial politics, their undemocratic practices
and immoral activities. This is how you/we can really fight extremism
(whether that is Jamaat or not).

You can measure your own credentials by deciding who you want to be
Hasina's successor - Joy, Rehana or a truly national leader.

Don't for a second think that Shibbir is scared of Chatra League just
because AL won the elections.

We must all join hands and heal the body of our nation.

Ezajur Rahman
Kuwait

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@...>
wrote:
>
> Mr. S.A. Hannan, I find your rebuttal write-up witty cleverish
attempt to deny the veracity. Indeed there is no doubt that the
Jamaat-e-Islami was completely rejected by the people of Bangladesh
in election held on December 29 of 2009.
>  
> Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami, Secretary General Muzahid, Joint
Sec. Kamruzzamn, Moulana Subhan, Dialwar Hossian Syedee and rest of
their candidates failed to secure any seats except 2 seats in greater
Chittagong. This vote pattern allover Bangladesh shows the sign of
voter's denunciation toward the old school of traders of religion.
>  
> Writer's assertion that Jamaat and Islami Oikko Jote overrun
dominance over BNP is not a myth contrarily your refutation was a
tricky cover-up. It is not just the essayist but the electronic and
print media in Bangladesh reported comments from vast majority of BNP
stalwarts and workers who grumble upon alliance with Jamaat an
infested organization with war criminals as the major reason of their
fallout. Jamaat leader's unacceptability among common people is one
of the major reasons for alliance loss, Islami Oikko Jote and others
within the four party alliances assume similar reason for their
thrashing defeat.
>  
> Linkage with HUJI or HUJI as protégé of Jamaat-e-Islami is also far
and wide understood. A cosmic number of anti Islam, anti mankind HUJI
members arrested in Bangladesh found to be interconnected to Jamaat-e-
Islami of Bangladesh to attest people's assertion is precise.
>  
> Jamaat-e-Islam unadulterated vote bank has not been disturbed very
much but since their resurrection under Gen. Zia guidance and lend a
hand policy they plausible failed to attain their ground among
masses. Election results were enough to have an irreversible cardiac
arrest for Jamaat-e-Islami. Pro secular people of Bangladesh
effectively blocked the entourage of rejected leaders of 1971 and
their party. Votes received in by Jamaat on 29th December election
was exclusively not from their own vote bank but from their tactical
alliance partner BNP, Islami Oikko Jote and other.
>  
> Pakistani notorious organization called ISI trains so called anti
Indian Jihadist and other destabilizing element wherever they can be
bring into being whether that is in Kashmir, Karachi or Khulna is an
open secret.
>  
> People have seen with great dismay the mischievous political use of
anti Indian card since 1947 which must end to ensure the new age of
friendship and cooperation for peace and prosperity. Life of our
people will not change without collaboration, therefore the
governments of our subcontinent has to put their hands together
collectively and firmly.
>  
> Sincerely
> Shamim Chowdhury
> Maryland, USA
>
> --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@...> wrote:
>
> From: Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@...>
> Subject: Fwd: Re: [khabor.com] Bangladesh election results augur
well for India
> To: veirsmill@...
> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 11:24 AM
>
> --- In khabor@yahoogroups.com, "S A Hannan" <sahannan@>
> wrote:
>
> Dear members,
>
> Assalamu Alaikum.Such articles have no value as the clear motive is
> Islam-bashing in different pretexts.
>
> The writer says," Begum Khaleda Zia's governance was dominated by
> the Islamist fundamentalist parties like the Jamaat-e-Islami and
Islamic
> Okiya Jote who were her alliance partners. The end result of such a
> coalition was a virtual confrontational attitude towards India, a
> creeping Talibanisation of Bangladesh and Bangladesh territory being
> used as a springboard by Pakistan Army's ISI and anti-Indian
> insurgent groups to destabilize India's North East."
> This is all lies, neither Khaleda Zia's government was dominated by
> Islamist parties (Begum Khalida's party had single majority, did not
> require any other party's support for govenance ) nor there was any
> Talibanisation nor Bangladesh was used for Indian insurgent
groups.In
> fact north-eastern area is more suitable terrain ( because of many
> hills and forest )for insurgency than Bangladesh.
>
> It is also not true that Islamists have been wiped out.In fact .
> In fact Jamaate Islami has got more votes this time ( more than 3.2
> million votes ,exactly3278459 votes in 38 seats ) against 2.4
million
> votes, exactly 2427574 in 36 seats in 2001 .There is an increase
of 8
> lac ( eight hundred thousand ) votes.this year which indicates
increase
> of support for Jamaate Islami even if we exclude votes in two extra
> contested seats this year. We should also remember that total
> electoral votes have been reduced by 12 million in the present
voter
> list compared to the updated voter list
> of 2006 ( from 93 million it has come down to 81 million )
> In this context to say Jamaate Islami has been uprooted is nothing
but
> wishful thinking.Jamaate Islami has very strong rural and district
level
> base.It is the force of the future.Some people are telling that the
last
> election is the victory of secularism..It is not at all that.You
just
> read Sheikh Hasina's television speech to the nation and you will
find
> out that Sheilh Hasina and Awami League are not secular in the
western
> sense.
> It is also a major invention of the Indian analyst that the HUJI
is a
> protege of Jamaate Islami.It shows the extent of lies some Indial
> analysts use in their writing.
> .
>
> I am not responding to other points.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Isha Khan
> To: zoglul@ ; mbimunshi@ ; rehman.mohammad@ ; mahmudurart@ ;
> farhadmazhar@ ; alochona@yahoogroups.com ; premlaliguras@ ;
> dhakamails@yahoogroups.com ; khabor@yahoogroups.com ;
> bdresearchers@yahoogroups.com ; bangla-vision@yahoogroups.com ;
> mouchakaydheel@ ; odhora@yahoogroups.com ; ayeshakabir@ ;
> sayantha15@ ; shahin72@ ; minarrashid@ ;
> history_islam@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 12:59 AM
> Subject: [khabor.com] Bangladesh election results augur well for
India
>
>
> Bangladesh election results augur well for India
>
> If India's policy establishment and foreign office spends even half
> the time they spend on Pakistan on improving relations with
Bangladesh,
> the political landscape of South Asia could change in India's favor.
>
> Dr. Subhash Kapila
>
> Bangladesh General Elections results augur well for India with the
> emergence of Begum Sheikh Hasina's Awami League alliance inflicting
> a crushing defeat on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Begum
> Khaleda Zia. In her last tenure as Prime Minister, Begum Khaleda
> Zia's governance was dominated by the Islamist fundamentalist
> parties like the Jamaat-e-Islami and Islamic Okiya Jote who were her
> alliance partners. The end result of such a coalition was a virtual
> confrontational attitude towards India, a creeping Talibanisation of
> Bangladesh and Bangladesh territory being used as a springboard by
> Pakistan Army's ISI and anti-Indian insurgent groups to destabilize
> India's North East.
>
> Begum Sheikh Hasina has won an outright victory in the General
Elections
> by securing more than 260 seats out of about 290 plus seats. Begum
> Zia's party could secure only about 30 seats. The Islamic
> fundamentalist parties have virtually been wiped out. The Awami
League
> on its own strength has a comfortable majority which would
contribute to
> better governance.
> The political message that seems to be coming out of Bangladesh in
the
> present electoral verdict is that the Bangladeshis are yearning for
a
> political change in governance. That they have not given a
fragmented
> electoral verdict and given an absolute victory in favor of Awami
League
> and in the leadership of Begum Hasina is a strong pointer in this
> direction and also that the people desire political stability.
>
> Before one moves to the significance of this election victory, some
> pertinent points need to be highlighted which augur well for
> Bangladesh's political dynamics and these are (1) The General
> Elections held on December 29 were free and fair without rigging.
This
> fact stands testified by international election observers. (2) The
> Bangladesh people this time came out in large numbers to vote with
some
> reports suggesting that the turnout about 59%or so (3) Both of the
> preceding two factors would indicate that the Caretaker
Administration
> backed by the Bangladesh Army and its Chief. General Moeen U Ahmed
had
> taken adequate steps and ensured a violence free election
environment.
>
> The first major declaration of Begum Hasina after her electoral
victory
> was that her Government on assuming power would not permit
Bangladesh
> soil being used for terrorism and insurgent activities against
India.
> Coming as it did in the wake of Mumbai 9/11 and the earlier record
where
> the Jamaat-e-Islami protégé HUJI was instrumental in many of the
> major terrorism incidents in India on behalf of Pakistani
intelligence
> agencies, this should be a welcome move from India's point of view.
>
> Joint cooperation to fight the terrorist menace between Bangladesh
and
> India can therefore now be expected to become meaningful with Begum
> Hasina's declaration and a groundwork for this already stands laid
> by the Bangladesh Army Chief in the last two years. It needs to be
> pointed out that in the last two years the Bangladesh Army Chief has
> virtually brought to an end the Talibanisation of Bangladesh by
swift
> action against Islamic fundamentalists including execution of over
half
> a dozen of them. What a comparison that while the Congress
Government in
> India dithers on the execution of Afzal Guru, in an Islamic country
like
> Bangladesh, swift execution of Islamic militants accused of violent
> crimes could take place.
>
> Bangladesh's cooperation would be required by India to get the safe
> havens enjoyed in Bangladesh by anti –insurgent groups like the ULFA
> which in a way signaled its potent power by the latest bomb blasts
in
> Assam (Guwahati) soon after the Bangladesh Election results were
out. In
> fact the elimination of ULFA sanctuaries from Bangladesh should
receive
> priority attention in the Indian Government's approaches to the new
> Dhaka Government as this would deprive the Islamic terrorist groups
> operating in Assam of making use of the ULFA network. It may be also
> easier for the new Dhaka Government to assist India in the
elimination
> of ULFA as it is a non-Islamist organization and would therefore not
> cause any domestic ripples.
>
> While India would expect that the new Dhaka Government would assist
> India in eliminating the twin menaces to India's national security
> in the North East by not allowing Bangladesh to be a springboard for
> anti-Indian terrorism and insurgent activities there would be a
> corresponding responsibility on India to remove some of the
irritants
> that bedevil Bangladesh-India relations.
> This is crucial as inherent in Begum Hasina's landslide victory lie
> dangers that her political opponents may attempt an early
> destabilization of her regime by co-opting the very elements that
India
> wants to be eliminated and external backers of such elements like
> Pakistan and China.
>
> As I had written earlier that if India's policy establishment and
> foreign office spends even half the time they spend on Pakistan on
> improving relations with Bangladesh, the political landscape of
South
> Asia could change in India's favor. The present is an opportune time
> to begin this change as Begum Hasina's emergence in power in
> Bangladesh with an absolute political victory in the recent General
> Elections augurs well for India.
>
>
> (Dr. Subhash Kapila analyses foreign policy topics, strategic
issues and
> political developments with a special focus on India and its
> neighborhood. Source: www.boloji.com)
>
>
>
>
>
>
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[ALOCHONA] Re: Cabinet of liars led by Hasina

Dear Mahathir

You are on very dangerous ground indeed.

How is it that you write nothing about the last BNP cabinet but don't
hesitate to call this cabinet a cabinet of liars?

Why can't you see where your efforts are needed most?

This government will be more closely monitored than perhaps any
before. Good. We must stay vigilant.

What people like you need to do is start the debate:

BNP: The Way Forward

Or do you want unelected officials behind the scenes to start the
debate for you?

Ezajur Rahman
Kuwait


--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, mahathir of bd
<wouldbemahathirofbd@...> wrote:
>
> Al promised to give fertilizer free and rice at tk10. now they are
denying it
>  
> .see the report below
>  
>
> http://www.amardeshbd.com/dailynews/detail_news_index.php?
NewsID=207150&NewsType=bistarito&SectionID=home&FTV=XQAJKXLA

>  
>
>  
>
>
> মন্ত্রীসভায় বেয়াই র
াজাকার। এ লজ্জা কার?
হাসিনার,একে খà§&lsqauo;ন্দকারের না
সেক্টর কমান্ডার ফà§&lsqauo;রামের?
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RE: [ALOCHONA] Exchange Student Program

re: student programme
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many thanks for such useful information, for parents + students.
Indeed we can learn more about fine and bright aspects of life, from this site, other then depressing news of Bdeshi politicians!!!

Good job.

Khoda hafez.

dr. maqsud omar







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From: turkman@sbcglobal.net
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:19:31 -0800
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Exchange Student Program

Bangladeshi High School Boys and Girls can temporarily study free in USA. To learn more about this program go to www.yesprograms.org.
--------------------
 
When 16-year-old Komal Ali stepped off the plane from Karachi, Pakistan, last summer, she found few surprises.

"Everything was white and glamorous like all those movies we watch," Komal said. "It was modern and advanced. There were a lot of white people with blonde hair," she added.

Why does a high-achieving, outgoing teen that is close to her family and friends decide to live in another country halfway around the world?

"I wanted to be on my own for awhile, explore my talents, and see what I am without my parents," Komal said. "In Pakistan, you live very dependent on your parents. No high school kid has a job in Pakistan. Their parents pay for all their stuff. I wanted to experience a different culture, and see the contrast between a third world country and a super power."

Not that she didn't have a few concerns, or wasn't sad to leave Pakistan. "Will people be friendly? Will they be nice to me because I'm Muslim?" she wondered.

Some Pakistani parents don't want their daughters or sons going to America, Komal said, because "they might get corrupted or change their attitude." Her parents didn't feel that way, she said.

Komal competed with nearly 6,000 Pakistani students for one of 61 scholarships to live and attend school in the U.S. Students receive a one-year, fully funded scholarship plus a monthly stipend of $125 to cover expenses. They stay with host families.

The YES program is a high school exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The goal is to build understanding between Americans and people from predominantly Muslim countries.

The selection process involved an initial application, a test, a 15-minute panel discussion and an individual interview.

"During the interview, the judges see if you are capable, adaptive, friendly, and have a good sense of humor," Komal explained. "We all need to have these qualities to go to a new school and adjust to the culture."

Then there was a 24-page application form, including documentation of straight A grades in English from sixth to 10th grade.

It was three or four months before Komal learned she had been accepted.

Komal attends Sage Academy in Brooklyn Park. When she first came to Minnesota, she stayed with her YES community representative.

Komal became friends with Kysa Swedberg at school. "I asked her if she could host me, and she asked her parents, and they agreed," she said. Anne and Darwin Swedberg are Komal's host parents.

Komal said her American classmates assume exchange students are smarter than they are. "They say, 'You don't look 16, you look 18 because you act so mature,' " Komal said.

She has other perceptions of teenagers in the U.S. "A lot of American teens are immature," Komal said. "They are more into what the media say. They think everybody is superior. I think a lot of American kids are suffering from an inferiority complex."

That's not the only thing. "I've noticed that all my American friends talk about is boys and sex. They don't in Pakistan. We usually talk more about academics and stuff going on at school," Komal said.

Friendships are different here as well. "In Pakistan, you would give your life for your friends. But that's not really the case in America," Komal said. "They talk and hang out, but are not emotionally attached."

She also thinks American teens should show more respect for their parents. "They are the ones who conceived you and took care of you as a child," she admonished.

Apart from that, Komal thinks her American friends are really cool, and she enjoys their company.

Komal has noticed a number of stereotypes about Pakistanis that are prevalent in our culture.

"All the media show bearded men carrying guns. Pakistanis are really likable, hospitable and caring," Komal said. "If you ignore the pictures the media give you and come and live with them, you will see they are friendly."

She says the neighborhoods and schools are nice, and most people like Americans. "It's not all about killings and stuff," Komal said.

She mentioned a few other stereotypes that she feels are perpetuated by the American media. "Every Muslim man wears a turban. Not true! And every Muslim man is not a terrorist," Komal said.

She does not wear a veil, and neither does her mother. Komal said her family follows Islam on a regular basis, but are moderates, not extremists.

Of the 61 students selected for the YES program, 40 are girls, and 35 don't wear veils, Komal said.

She was expecting U.S. schools to be harder than those in Pakistan. But instead, "It's a piece of cake. I got a 105% on my Algebra 2 test. That was a shock. I would never get that in Pakistan," Komal said.

She was placed in the senior class at Sage Academy. When she returns to Pakistan, Komal will have to repeat her junior year, because they do not accept the American grading system.

Besides hanging out with her American friends, Komal likes to cook, draw body art called henna (on hands, like a temporary tattoo), salsa dance and write.

Saying she has "completely morphed" into American culture, Komal has enjoyed a number of firsts, like meeting people of other faiths, such as Jews and Christians.

"I learned more about these religions than I knew before," she said.

She found her first Christmas "captivating" - from the beautiful Christmas tree to the mountain of gifts, to the excitement of giving and receiving gifts.

"In my religion, we celebrate Eid where instead of presents the elders give money to their kids," Komal explained. "Christmas Day reminded me of Eid. I personally think that Christmas helps the bonding between family members."

She missed being with her family during Ramadan, the Muslim holiday, but she attended a mosque for Eid prayers, describing it as enchanting. "I never felt that close to my religion like I felt that day."

She doesn't often get to Friday prayers, Komal said, "but I have started believing in my religion more than ever after coming to the U.S.!"

Komal plans to get into A Levels for her last two years of high school in Pakistan, and then pursue a Chartered Accountancy program in college.

She highly recommends the exchange student program. "It's a great learning experience. You learn more about yourself and others. You get outside of your world," Komal said.

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[ALOCHONA] Dhaka wants to restore 1972 constitution

Dhaka wants to restore 1972 constitution
 

The Bangladesh government wants to "restore the constitution" framed in 1972, a year after independence, to reinforce the spirit of secularism, rule of law, human rights and democracy, a minister said.

 

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shafique Ahmed said his ministry would take steps to restore the 1972 constitution "in order to re-establish the spirits of secularism, the great liberation war, rule of law, human rights and democracy in the country".

 

"As a lawyer and human rights activist I have certain commitments to the people. The government is also committed to restore the constitution of 1972. If those commitments are fulfilled, the religious militancy and terrorism that emerged in recent years in the country will be rooted out," he told The Daily Star newspaper.

 

Ahmed's comments come amid accusations of a rise in religious militancy and growth of terrorist outfits, especially since 2001, when religious minorities and political opponents of the government were targeted. The Khaleda Zia government (2001-06), that had Islamist allies sharing power, remained in a state of denial till there was an outcry at home and the US Congress threatened economic sanctions.

 

The Zia government proscribed four of the 29 Islamist outfits and brought to book some of its leaders like Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai. The caretaker government that ruled for nearly two years (2007-08) sought to curb these organisations.

 

Bangladesh's 1972 constitution upheld the four principles of nationalism, democracy, secularism and socialism. The regime of president Ziaur Rahman replaced "secularism" with the expression "by the grace of Almighty Allah".

Bangladesh is a Muslim majority nation of 140 million.

 

Shafique Ahmed said his ministry will take all necessary legal steps to try the war criminals who committed genocide, rape and torture against the people of the country during the liberation war in 1971.

 

The war criminals should be tried in the special tribunal under the International Crimes Tribunal Act 1973, he said. "War criminals" are those who collaborated with then East Pakistan Government in the killing of unarmed civilians during the 1971 freedom struggle. They allegedly include top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest Islamist party, part of the alliance led by Zia that fared badly in last month's poll.

 

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200901081321.htm


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[ALOCHONA] Fw: RE: Bangladesh might give port facilities to India



--- On Sun, 1/11/09, Zoglul Husain <zoglul@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
Thank you. The people of Bangladesh need to be extra-vigilant to observe (i) if independence and sovereignty is sold out, and (ii) if any national resources are given away and national interests sold out.
The signs of this one-week old government are quite ominous, which many feared that they would be, and that the government would try and implement the objectives of the evil US-Israel-India axis in bangladesh. Indeed that is why after two-years of ruthless political engineering and preparing the field, they were brought in power with such a landslide victory.    
 
 


Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:22:22 -0800
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[ALOCHONA] Exchange Student Program

Bangladeshi High School Boys and Girls can temporarily study free in USA. To learn more about this program go to www.yesprograms.org.
--------------------
 
When 16-year-old Komal Ali stepped off the plane from Karachi, Pakistan, last summer, she found few surprises.

"Everything was white and glamorous like all those movies we watch," Komal said. "It was modern and advanced. There were a lot of white people with blonde hair," she added.

Why does a high-achieving, outgoing teen that is close to her family and friends decide to live in another country halfway around the world?

"I wanted to be on my own for awhile, explore my talents, and see what I am without my parents," Komal said. "In Pakistan, you live very dependent on your parents. No high school kid has a job in Pakistan. Their parents pay for all their stuff. I wanted to experience a different culture, and see the contrast between a third world country and a super power."

Not that she didn't have a few concerns, or wasn't sad to leave Pakistan. "Will people be friendly? Will they be nice to me because I'm Muslim?" she wondered.

Some Pakistani parents don't want their daughters or sons going to America, Komal said, because "they might get corrupted or change their attitude." Her parents didn't feel that way, she said.

Komal competed with nearly 6,000 Pakistani students for one of 61 scholarships to live and attend school in the U.S. Students receive a one-year, fully funded scholarship plus a monthly stipend of $125 to cover expenses. They stay with host families.

The YES program is a high school exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The goal is to build understanding between Americans and people from predominantly Muslim countries.

The selection process involved an initial application, a test, a 15-minute panel discussion and an individual interview.

"During the interview, the judges see if you are capable, adaptive, friendly, and have a good sense of humor," Komal explained. "We all need to have these qualities to go to a new school and adjust to the culture."

Then there was a 24-page application form, including documentation of straight A grades in English from sixth to 10th grade.

It was three or four months before Komal learned she had been accepted.

Komal attends Sage Academy in Brooklyn Park. When she first came to Minnesota, she stayed with her YES community representative.

Komal became friends with Kysa Swedberg at school. "I asked her if she could host me, and she asked her parents, and they agreed," she said. Anne and Darwin Swedberg are Komal's host parents.

Komal said her American classmates assume exchange students are smarter than they are. "They say, 'You don't look 16, you look 18 because you act so mature,' " Komal said.

She has other perceptions of teenagers in the U.S. "A lot of American teens are immature," Komal said. "They are more into what the media say. They think everybody is superior. I think a lot of American kids are suffering from an inferiority complex."

That's not the only thing. "I've noticed that all my American friends talk about is boys and sex. They don't in Pakistan. We usually talk more about academics and stuff going on at school," Komal said.

Friendships are different here as well. "In Pakistan, you would give your life for your friends. But that's not really the case in America," Komal said. "They talk and hang out, but are not emotionally attached."

She also thinks American teens should show more respect for their parents. "They are the ones who conceived you and took care of you as a child," she admonished.

Apart from that, Komal thinks her American friends are really cool, and she enjoys their company.

Komal has noticed a number of stereotypes about Pakistanis that are prevalent in our culture.

"All the media show bearded men carrying guns. Pakistanis are really likable, hospitable and caring," Komal said. "If you ignore the pictures the media give you and come and live with them, you will see they are friendly."

She says the neighborhoods and schools are nice, and most people like Americans. "It's not all about killings and stuff," Komal said.

She mentioned a few other stereotypes that she feels are perpetuated by the American media. "Every Muslim man wears a turban. Not true! And every Muslim man is not a terrorist," Komal said.

She does not wear a veil, and neither does her mother. Komal said her family follows Islam on a regular basis, but are moderates, not extremists.

Of the 61 students selected for the YES program, 40 are girls, and 35 don't wear veils, Komal said.

She was expecting U.S. schools to be harder than those in Pakistan. But instead, "It's a piece of cake. I got a 105% on my Algebra 2 test. That was a shock. I would never get that in Pakistan," Komal said.

She was placed in the senior class at Sage Academy. When she returns to Pakistan, Komal will have to repeat her junior year, because they do not accept the American grading system.

Besides hanging out with her American friends, Komal likes to cook, draw body art called henna (on hands, like a temporary tattoo), salsa dance and write.

Saying she has "completely morphed" into American culture, Komal has enjoyed a number of firsts, like meeting people of other faiths, such as Jews and Christians.

"I learned more about these religions than I knew before," she said.

She found her first Christmas "captivating" - from the beautiful Christmas tree to the mountain of gifts, to the excitement of giving and receiving gifts.

"In my religion, we celebrate Eid where instead of presents the elders give money to their kids," Komal explained. "Christmas Day reminded me of Eid. I personally think that Christmas helps the bonding between family members."

She missed being with her family during Ramadan, the Muslim holiday, but she attended a mosque for Eid prayers, describing it as enchanting. "I never felt that close to my religion like I felt that day."

She doesn't often get to Friday prayers, Komal said, "but I have started believing in my religion more than ever after coming to the U.S.!"

Komal plans to get into A Levels for her last two years of high school in Pakistan, and then pursue a Chartered Accountancy program in college.

She highly recommends the exchange student program. "It's a great learning experience. You learn more about yourself and others. You get outside of your world," Komal said.

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