I think both Bangladesh and india have some sort of blasphemy law. He can be prosecuted if the government wants to. Having said this I must say that I do not believe in blasphemy law.
Moreover, spreading hatred against women in an open forum can be taken seriously by the women's rights groups and the feminists. I claim myself to be belonging to the latter group. So logically I am justified to seek justice.
In a different but related thread Dr. Jiten Roy compared casteism and discrimination against women in Hinduism as a mosquito bite while the same thing in other organized religions as tiger bites. He did not elaborate on it. It was a single liner.
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On May 3, 2015, at 1:19 PM, Sukhamaya Bain subain1@yahoo.com [mukto-mona] <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
If bringing to justice means punishment by a court of law or worse, Professor Chakrabarty's statement would be disappointing; as he is an otherwise rational intellectual. If the speaker committed the so-called blasphemy, even by intentional falsification (which is worse than misinterpretation) of Islam, the punishment for him should be from the proclaimed almighty, Allah, not from humans individually or collectively (society/government). The so-called Ulema and people in general could criticize/disown him, nothing more.SuBain===================================On Sunday, May 3, 2015 1:37 PM, "subimal chakrabarty subimal@yahoo.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
If Prof. Majid is right (I am sure she is), the speaker is committing 'blasphemy' by mentioning a Surah which does not exist in the Koran. He should be identified, caught, and brought to justice. The entire Ulema should also protest.On Sunday, May 3, 2015 10:31 AM, "Jiten Roy jnrsr53@yahoo.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
The trouble is - not many people has the ability to interpret the religious scriptures, and they depend on these readily available sources for understanding the religious teachings, which should be a grave concern for the society, in my view.Unfortunately, there is no accountability of any preacher, and anything can go in the name of religion. Some cunning people are taking advantage of this situation, and they have taken up the religious preaching, as a living, without knowing much about the religion, and they are passing political and personal interests as divine religious doctrines. This should not be the case.Since the society revolves around religion, Government must control these individuals through the Religious Affairs' Ministry. Otherwise, society will be polluted beyond repair. We need to remember, religious freedom only gives freedom to practice religion. Unfiltered religious propaganda is not a part of the religious freedom.Jiten Roy
From: "Farida Majid farida_majid@hotmail.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
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He is LYING in the name of Allah! He has uttered gobbledygook - some Arabic sounding gibberish. It is certainly not any ayah from any Surah of the Qur'an that says what he says it says. There is no Bokhari, no Muslim Hadith that say what he says they say. His audience is fooled and bullied. He should be reported to the Police for purposefully distorting Holy Scriptures in order to incite social unrest.I have forwarded the video to a member of the Law Commission asking for suggestions to curb such outrageous public bullying.
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Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 13:46:28 -0500
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Enjoy
Can we get reference? I understand it was in Dhaka, but who is the speaker? Does he belong to an Islamic political party? Has it been recorded by the speaker for public consumption or some one videoed it secretly and then put the same on YouTube?
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On May 2, 2015, at 9:05 AM, Sitangshu Guha guhasb@gmail.com [mukto-mona] <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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