I am not a subscriber of the WSJ, and could not read the whole article. But, I do not like the first paragraph. Punishing Kamaruzzaman was for his crimes against humanity, not for fighting Islamism. In fact, the Islamic fanatics want to say that Bangladesh is fighting against Islam by punishing the Jamaat-i-Islami leaders, which is not the case. The punishments in reality are against heinous crimes, not against using Islam in politics. In reality, even the 'secular' Awami League uses enough of Islam in politics. So, giving Bangladesh credit for fighting against Islamism by pointing to the punishment given to people like Kamaruzzaman is a fallacy.
SuBain
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On Saturday, April 25, 2015 1:11 PM, "Farida Majid farida_majid@hotmail.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
<< Anybody who professes concern for human rights in the world's third most-populous Muslim-majority nation ought to applaud Bangladesh for showing the pluck to take on a thuggish Islamist movement that would drag the country toward the economic stagnation and widespread violence all too common in other parts of the Muslim world. >>
Bangladesh's Good Fight Against Islamism
Showing the pluck to take on a movement that would drag the country toward economic stagnation and widespread violence.
ON GUARD: Police outside the Supreme Court in Dhaka, Bangladesh. PHOTO: SHARIFUL ISLAM/ZUMA PRESS
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