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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

[mukto-mona] LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION IN SAUDI ARABIA



الدعارة مشروعة في المملكة العربية السعودية

  LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION

IN  SAUDI ARABIA

http://www.cifiaonline.com/prostitutionlegalized.htm  

Women are treated like commodities and disposable containers in Salafi society. Different kinds of legal opportunities have been provided for Salafi  men to exploit women in the name of Islam throughout the world.  Saudi/Salafi scholars have issued many Fatawas to allow several kinds of deceptive and fake marriages to use women as sex slaves for as long as they wish. We are providing below some details in this regard.  

MISYAR 

Misyar is a temporary relationship between men and women for sexual pleasure. In this relationship the woman relinquishes all her rights  that are available to her in an Islamic marriage.  It is claimed that 60 Salafi scholars, including Saudi Grand Mufti Shaikh Abdulaziz al-Shaikh  endorsed Misyar relationship between men and women in their fatawas.

The terms and conditions of  Misyar and  Shia practice of Mutah  (sexual pleasure ) are same except that in Misyar,   partners do not fix a time to end their sexual relationship and are free to abandon each other anytime they wish.  In Mutah, they fix a specific time, like one week, one month etc., and at the end of that period both man and woman are considered as legally separated.  In Mutah and Misyaar, man and woman need not live together under the same roof.  They can meet  whenever the man demands and spend a few hours together in privacy for sex and go to their homes quietly. 

Misyar is a " Koensdeler relationship ".  Koensdeler is a Danish name given to a girl/woman who is neither your wife, nor girl friend.  There is no social binding or loyalty in the relationship.  She is just a sexual mate and not a prostitute who entertain sex with anybody for money. Whenever you want, call each other, meet, have sex, and both of you are on your ways.  If you are fed up with the lady (Koensdeler), just call her and tell her that you don't want to continue having sex with her.  That is the end of your relationship'

Arab News reported on October 12, 2014 that MISYAR IS A WIDESPREAD SOCIAL REALITY IN SAUDI SALAFI SOCIETY as 7 out of 10 marriages in Saudi Arabia are based on Misyar. 

The above are official figures. It is a known fact that majority of Misyar fake marriages are not reported for obvious reasons. Saudi men are also involved in fake Misyar Fake Marriages with poor expatriate Muslim women / girl child. 

 

 These appalling statistics show that about 90% of Saudi Women are being forced into Government sponsored prostitution in the name of Misyar/Urfa fake marriages. Read more...

 The women in Misyar Fake Marriage are reported to have sex with dozens of Saudi men. Most of these men have families but they are involved in secret sex with plenty of women in the name of Misyar.Read more...

The women in Misyar Fake Marriage are reported to have sex with dozens of Saudi men one after the other. Most of these Saudis do have families but they are involved in secret sex with plenty of women in the name of Misyar.  Saudi men having sex with expatriate women in the name of Misyar is not reported. It is a secret prostitution.

The moral bankruptcy of Saudi Salafi society is pathetic.  They are living like animals. Surely, this is Paganism. This is what happens when you go away from the protection of Allah's (swt) commandments. Saudi society was converted into Islam by Prophet Mohammad (Sallallahu Alaihi wa sallam) 1400 years ago. However, in early 1900, they left Islam and devised a new religion for themselves called "Wahhabism" or "Salafism" and started devising their own laws by misinterpreting Quran and Sunnah. See what happened to them. They are living like animals.  They have revived their pre-Islamic Pagaism.

In addition to Misyar, several other formats of fake marriages are practiced in Saudi Arabia, as follows: 

(a) URFA In this relationship, arrangements are made as a customary marriage but there are no official contracts signed and this relationship also does not give women any rights whatsoever.  She is kept as along as the man wishes to use her for sex. 

(b) MESYAF  ( Summer holiday marriage) -  It is a tourism marriage practiced by Saudis and other Salafis in the world who go on summer vacation to countries, like Yamen, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other countries.  In these countries they take advantage of poor Muslim families by fake marriages with young, rather very young girls between the ages of  9 to 16 years  in collusion with local middlemen and agents who are paid for these notorious services. 

There are two types of fake marriages in Mesyaf. 

(i) The woman / girl is made aware that the fake marriage is done for a short time for the Saudi to have sex with her.  In this case, she bargains and gets paid an agreed amount in advance.  

(ii) The woman / girl and her parents are  not made aware about the intentions of Saudis.  Poor parents and the young girl consider that it is a regular Islamic marriage and that after marriage she will go to Saudi Arabia with her husband. These fake marriages are done with the knowledge and collusion of middlemen and agents.   In these deceptive marriages, Salafis from Saudi Arabia and other rich Gulf countries spend 15 days to one month with these poor hapless young girls in hotels.  At the end of their vacation, Saudis disappear in thin air leaving behind the devastated young girl and her parents. There are hundreds of thousands of young Muslim girls who have become victim to this Saudi practice. These girls later get involved in prostitution in these countries.   

(c) FRIEND MARRIAGE -  This is a special marriage where the bride does not go out of her house.  The male goes to her house  in the night or meets with her in a hotel and have sex with her, after which she goes back to her home. In this relationship the woman does not have any legal maintenance from the man.  In most of the cases the woman demands a certain amount and gets it in advance. 

(e) MISFAR  -  (Foreign study and Business Trip marriage)Misfar refers to a deceptive marriage  contracted by a Salafi for sexual gratification so that a woman may cohabit with him for the period he is visiting a foreign country. These women are formally divorced after a short period that ranges from a week to a month.  It is natural that most of these women who fall victim to this kind of fake marriage come from deprived backgrounds, and  have very little say in the matter. 

Misfar is a deceptive marriage undertaken by  Saudis/Salafis  who go to study in foreign countries.   In Misfar, Salafis marry local women but never disclose their true intentions.  Once their studies are over or their businesses are accomplished, they dump their  wives and children born out of these fake marriages and go back to their countries. without a trace.  They use these women physically, emotionally and many a times financially since they save themselves the trouble of finding accommodation or facing the financial burdens on their own.  Many Fatawa by Saudi Scholars  in this context are available on officialwebsites like Bin Baaz.

In all the above deceptive marriages, the arrangements are madediscretely where women will have no evidence to pursue men legally. There is a massive network of Arabic dating websites that use  revolutionary ways of interaction between total strangers  where unsuspecting women are easily tricked into Saudi prostitution net in the guise of fake marriages.
 
 Most alarming in this context is the latest Fatwa by Shaikh Adil Al-Kalbani, the Imam of the Grand Mosque of Makka issued on July 16, 2010. This Fatwa was published on  www.al-arabiya.net.
 
Shaikh Kalbani, proclaimed this fatwa after receiving an email from an overseas Saudi male student studying in the 'West'.  The Saudi student, who is married and living with his wife, claims that he is worried about controlling his desires when he sees 'Western' females wearing seductive semi-naked clothes that arouse him.

He goes on to ask the Shaikh if it is OK to marry one of those women in a 'Misfar' marriage, which means marriage based on travel, because he claims that he can't fight temptations and also accuses his wife of being frigid.

The old Shaikh Kalbani posted on his own website his fatwa that permits Saudis marrying Western women with the intention of divorcing them when they are finished with them  without the pre-knowledge of the women of their deceitful plan. 

Meaning, the Imam has given green light to Saudi overseas students and traveling businessmen to use women as disposable containers to relieve themselves sexually.   Watch the following video clip. 

https://youtu.be/TPtPelQe5WM

One of the prominent Salafi scholars of recent times, Shaikh Abdulaziz Ibn Baaz  (1910-1999) who was Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, also gave a similar Fatwa (available in Majmua Fatawa wa Maqalat Mutanawwi'ah - 16  Volumes).

 Ibn Baaz used to sell cloths with his brother in his childhood and early teens.  By the time he was 16, (1927) he lost his eyesight and became completely blind within 2-3 years. He remained blind till his death in 1999

 Ibn Baaz is one of the three  worst innovators of recent times (the other two being Naseeruddin Al-Bani  (1914-1999) and Ibn Uthaymeen an-Najdi (1925-2001) whose leadership,  policies and influence had crippling effect on Islamic Sharia and Muslims Society in the whole world.   

It is reported that in 1990 someone asked Shaikh Ibn Baaz the following question.

Question: I heard one of your fatawa on audio-cassette in which you permitted marriages in foreign countries where the man marries with the intent of divorcing his wife after the termination of his employment or student visa. What, then, is the difference between this type of marriage and an invalid temporary marriage? What should he do if his wife bears him a daughter? Should he abandon her in a foreign country with her divorced mother? I am in need of clarification.

Fatwa: The Shaikh replied : "Yes, the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and the Issuing of Fatawa, (in Saudi Arabia) over which I preside, has issued a fatwa permitting a marriage entered into with the intent of divorce as long as this intention remains concealedbetween the groom and his Lord.  If he married in a foreign country with the undisclosed intent of divorcing his wife upon the completion of his studies or employment, he is not liable according to the majority of scholars.  Watch  the following video clip.

 https://youtu.be/UEEZ3_DS5kI

Salafism is not Islam.  Salafis openly allow indiscriminate physical, spiritual, mental, emotional and financial rape of women by so many deceptive ways devised by them to exploit poor hapless women all over the world.  

Saudi Newspaper Ash-Sharq on February 03, 2011, devoted its main page to launch a scathing and  virulent attack on Saudis who travel abroad and indulge in obscene (sex) parties, night clubs and prowl in sex tourism countries around the Globe.  The paper published several pictures, videos and films showing Saudis dancing in obscene parties.Watch the following video clip.  
 
 
https://youtu.be/QBTIBrNjKoA 
 
Saudi Rich and Royals throwing currency notes on  pub singers in Syria.  Watch this video clip. 
 
https://youtu.be/FDsPnbS_8-A
DIVORCE PARTIES IN SAUDI ARABIA

Arab News reported on March 8, 2015 that single women, after their divorce, are throwing lavish parties to celebrate end of their marriages. Just like weddings or graduation parties, these events are being held at the fanciest halls, with large amounts of money spent on hosting friends and family.

The guests of Divorce parties are obliged to turn up with expensive gifts for the happy divorced woman. This is a new phenomenon in Saudi society, says Tariq Habib, a professor and psychiatrist, and assistant secretary general of the Union of Arab Psychiatrists. Read more...

 

Saudi Gazette, newspaper also reported about the  increasing trend of Divorce parties in Saudi Arabia.  Fatimah Mohammad said celebrating divorce carries a dual message: a celebration of ridding oneself of a husband's oppressive and abusive behavior and expressing joy at the end of a failed marriage.  Read more...

Daily Mail, UK, reported on February 3, 2013, that famous Saudi Salafi scholar Fayhan al-Ghamdia celebrity scholar and preacher of Salafism on Salafi TV channels,  raped and tortured his five year old daughter to death.
The shocking news is Ghamdi was set free by Salafi Judiciary and Government of Saudi Arabia even though he confessed that he beat her.  He was asked to pay  Fifty thousand Saudi Riyals as compensation to his wife for his daughter's murder.
 
What a judgment, what a judiciary and what a treatment of women in Saudi society!  Astaghrifullah.
 
Lama al-Ghamdi, 5 year old kid's back, ribsleft arm were brokenand skull crushed  when she was admitted into hospital.  Doctors testified that she was raped repeatedly and her rectum was ripped open. 
 
Her wounds were burned to hide the crime.  She died in October 2012 from her injuries after 10 months in hospital. Read more...
Press TV reported on January 1, 2013 that Shaikh Muhammed al-Arifi, a Saudi Salafi Scholarissued a fatwa that permits all Jihadist (hired militants) in Syria to engage in rape of Syrian women one by one, en masse.

Arifi called it Intercourse Marriage (Astaghfirullah). He said he wanted to give freedom to Salafimercenaries and hired snipers in Syria to have sex with each Syrian women, one by one, to satisfy their sexual pleasure (lust) and boost their determination.  He said, by doing so, they will enter Paradise.  Read more...

Also watch the following video clip. 

https://youtu.be/6Qvo4_hMrF4 

Shaikh Arifi, later denied that he has issued such a Fatwa on his FB page and on twitter.  Read more. 

Washington Times reported on April 3, 2013 that another Salafi Sheikh Yasir al-Ajlawni, who hails from Jordan, has also issued a Fatwa to clear the path for Salafi Terrorists fighting against the Government of Syrai to "rape Syrian Women so long as they are non-Salafis".  Read full report ...


Al-Ajlawni claimed that Salafi Terrorists in Syria can rape all captive Syrian women.  They can have sex with more than 50 women.  Watch the following video clips.  

 https://youtu.be/8Rg4rUBoLIo


https://youtu.be/5c2-MlOI7Eg

Watch the following video clips which shows how Saudi and Qatari  rich and royals   are preying on hapless Syrian refugee women and small girls.  

https://youtu.be/MFBEtCFKF5c 

https://youtu.be/88gA1I2fAaI

https://youtu.be/rxV4sqLQYds 

RAPE FESTIVITY FOR SAUDI SALAFIS

Watch the following video clip of BBC, which shows how Saudi rich and royals and Qatari rich and royals are preying on hapless Syrian refugee women and small girls in Jordanian Refugee camps made for Syrian refugees who have fled their country in view of Saudi Zionists sponsored war in Syria. 

They enter these camps in the guise of donors and kidnap young girls from these camps taking advantage of darkness in the nights. It is reported that when a woman resisted, they burnt her camp. The saudi rich and royal have transformed these camps as mass rape centers of hapless unprotected Syrian women. 

https://youtu.be/rjTb1IFuEMw 

The statistics at Saudi Aabia, UAE and other Salafi dominated societies show that women are openly hooked dozens of times for short periods, sometimes even for an hour. 

In Yemen, Far East, Europe and other sex tourism countries, these deceptive marriages  is a flourishing business through middlemen where Salafis from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries visit during summer months and spend their time with plenty of women.  Watch the following video clip.

 https://youtu.be/ViohjahKnLM  

What about women who get pregnant in all the above criminal marriages?

It is observed that either pregnancies are terminated or in case the woman decides to give birth to the child, she is responsible for his/her upbringing because she will never meet the person again in her life who is the biological father of her child. She is not allowed to disclose father's name to her child or to anyone in society.  Details in this context are available all over Internet.  It is a known fact that thousands of children of Arab descent and Salafi features, born to prostitutes,  and poor women who were victims of deceptive marriages  in sex tourism destinations like Thailand, Yamen and other countries,  loiter on the streets, mostly begging, perhaps from their own fathers during their  summer vacations. These children are looked down by locals with hatred.  The Internet is full of pathetic stories of these children who are forced to live like street dogs feeding from the garbage bins.  Astaghfirullah.

 Arab News reported on December 16, 2014, a statement of Tawfiq Al-Swailem, Chairman of a Saudi Charitable Society for the Welfare of Saudi (abandoned) families Abroad (AWASER) giving details that  they support  7,532 Saudis abandoned by their fathers and husbands in 31 countries around the world..  Read more... 

 What is being reported about  Saudi Salafis  is just the tip of the iceberg.  The factual position looks more horrifying as  facts about Saudi Arabia are unfolded in International Press.

 RELATED READING

(i) Misyar Sex Prostitution

(ii) Salafi Sex Tourism

SALAFI TERRORISM 

It is reported that  Saudi sponsored terror network is responsible for the killing carnage of millions of innocent people in many countries of the world.  We have provided below authentic information in this context.  

(1) European Parliament revealed how Wahabi/Salafi groups are involved in the "support and supply of arms to rebel groups around the world." The report, released in June 2013, was commissioned by European Parliament's Directorate General for External Policies. The report warns about the Wahabi/Salafi organisations and claims that"NO COUNTRY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD IS SAFE FROM SALAFI TERRORISM AND DESTRUCTIVE OPERATIONS as they always aim to terrorize their opponents and arouse the admiration of their supporters."

The nexus between Arab charities promoting Wahabism/Salafism and the extremist Islamic movements has emerged as one of the major threats to people and governments across the globe. From EGYPT, SYRIA, MALI, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN TO INDONESIA in the East, a network of charities is funding militancy and mayhem to coerce Muslims to conform to the Salafism and Ammanism. The same network also attacks targets in Europe and North America.
  Read more... 

(2) Dr. Madawi Al-Rasheed, Professor at London School of Economics and Political Science wrote that Saudi Salafists in their greed to dominate the Middle East, in cooperation with Israel, are inflaming the entire region without regard to loss of millions of human life, destruction and annihilation of several countries. She wrote, they are involving US into the war to achieve their evil aims. Read more on this link.  Read more...  

(3) Daily Mail, UK has reported that Secretary of State John Kerry said during a hearing in the House of Representatives that countries in the Arab world (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, etc.) have offered to pay the entire bill for a U.S. military mission that destroys the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria.  'With respect to Arab countries offering to bear costs and to assist, the answer is profoundly yes,' Kerry said. 'They have. That offer is on the table.'  Read more...  

(4) United States' well known Historian, Economist, Journalist and Politician Webster Griffin Tarpley disclosed that Saudi Arabia and Qatar are offering bribes to the US congressmen for a military strike against Syria. "The Saudis and the Qataris are reported to be deploying huge amounts of money for bribery, bribery to the families and political and business interests of these members of congress," Tarpley said in an interview. He said "Hillary Clinton has received 500,000 dollars in jewelry from the king of Saudi Arabia and Hillary Clinton just came out for war," he added. Read more...

(5) The Telegraph UK reported that Saudi Arabia has secretly offered Russia a sweeping deal to control the global oil market and safeguard Russia's gas contracts, if the Kremlin backs away from the Assad regime in Syria.

 The paper also reported that Prince Bandar bin Sultan pledged to safeguard Russia's naval base in Syria if the Assad regime is toppled. The Prince also threatened Russia that if Russians do not bow down, Saudi Arabia will order the Chechen Salafi Terrorists to attack Winter Olympic games scheduled to be held in Russia the following year.

 The Prince is also reported to have said that the Islamist (Salafist) terrorists are under Saudi Command and are used by them as pressure tool that could be switched on an off. Probably these terrorists are trained to scare and destroy nations at will, at any given time who do not bow down to Saudi demands.  Read more.

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Re: [mukto-mona] Re: Germany on the Brink



Socialist policy doesn't make poor any poorer.  Capitalist policy makes rich even richer. As a result, one percent of the population own as much as the rest of the world. Such policies had caused revolutions in the past, and would cause further revolutions in future.

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 10:38 PM, Jiten Roy jnrsr53@yahoo.com [mukto-mona] <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

Conservative policy makes rich richer, but socialist policy makes poor poorer. Which one do you like?

Now, you are blaming banks for giving out loans to the poor.

I see some misunderstanding; this is how mortgage industry works:
Government allocates funds to Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac, and sets rules of distributions of these funds. Fannie and Freddy hand over funds to banks for distribution as per government set rules and regulations. The liberal lending practice started in the Bill Clinton period and continued through George Bush period. 
Banks distributed funds as government rules and regulations permitted, and earned commissions on those loans. Therefore, blaming banks for giving money to the poor is a total misunderstanding. If these funds were from banks own money, obviously, they would not have such relaxed lending rules. Who, except government, wants to loan his/her money to someone knowing that recipient may not pay the loan back? Only politicians can do that, because it's not their own money, and they are never held responsible for anything. 
However, banks did some misdeeds along the way as well; they created derivative loans on the primary mortgages, which cannot survive if primary loans default. In this case, primary loans defaulted due to non-qualified recipients,  and that brought down derivative market, and, hence, the bank failure.  Government had to come forward to bail banks, since, government cannot escape the blame for the collapse of mortgage industry.  
Politics is involved because of government involvement, and that's the cause for misinformation about these topics.

Jiten Roy




From: "Kamal Das kamalctgu@gmail.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 12:31 AM

Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Re: Germany on the Brink

 
Conservative policy is to make the rich even richer. That explains why banks gave loan to poor, or even the city corporations build house for the poor that they can't afford.  Ultimately, the rich contractors gain. Housing bubble is one part of the story, military industrial complex is another. No nation can waste so much resources and stay on top for long.

On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 9:45 PM, Shah Deeldar shahdeeldar@yahoo.com [mukto-mona] <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 
Tea party won't go that far because they know the consequences. So, Tea party noise is no issue for the US.


On Sunday, January 17, 2016 9:46 AM, "Kamal Das kamalctgu@gmail.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


 
If the tea party wallahs are true to their principle, they should return the whole land called U. S. A. to the Red Indians. In a country where big greed has to be saved by Govt. interference, capitalism doesn't apply.  Even the East India Company, the largest private company ever, needed to be saved by Govt. help occasionally.

On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 8:15 AM, Shah Deeldar shahdeeldar@yahoo.com [mukto-mona] <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 
As far as we know, the last housing bubble of 2008 was mainly caused by reckless liberal lending. People with no credit history got housing loans. People who could not afford to buy house, got their dream house. I do not think this is a liberal vs conservative issue. Human greed and corruption what cause crisis..   


On Friday, January 15, 2016 6:21 PM, "Kamal Das kamalctgu@gmail.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


 
All economic crises in the recent history was the product of conservative policies. I hope, I don't need to say more.

Sent from my iPad

On Jan 15, 2016, at 5:12 AM, Jiten Roy jnrsr53@yahoo.com [mukto-mona] <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

United States of America, being a capitalist nation, requires conservative principles to flourish. Unfortunately, one of the two political parties follows socialist principles. That's why, conservative presidents have to be always retrogressive to undo whatever done by the liberal presidents prior to them. That's how checks and balances are maintained in the USA, and it's the best system among the worst on earth.
Jiten Roy


From: "Kamal Das kamalctgu@gmail.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 1:57 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Re: Germany on the Brink

 
In reality, conservatism is a mental disorder. Conservatives are always back footed like ghosts. No progress in society has ever been brought about by them. All one needs is to look at the character of conservatives across history to understand how retrogressive they are. In recent history, they include people like Nixon, Regan, and Trump.

On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 8:31 AM, Jiten Roy jnrsr53@yahoo.com [mukto-mona] <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

Angela Merkel, being a liberal, will risk the future of Germany to defend her PC culture. I think - Michael Savage's phrase: "Liberalism is a Mental Disorder" expresses the context perfectly.
I saw yesterday, the Mayor of Philadelphia said that the shooting of the police officer there has nothing to do with Islam, but the shooter was admitted that he did it in the name of Islam. What do you think going on in the USA?
When I heard the Mayor yesterday - it reminded me of the "Baghdad Bob" on Iraqi state-TV just prior to Iraq-invasion. He was calming down Iraqi citizens' fear and apprehension by saying that: there is no American soldiers anywhere in Iraq, while we were watching hundreds of American tanks were rolling through the Iraqi airport road.
Now, the leaderships of the whole world have become Baghdad Bobs, and no one is telling the truth to the citizens of the world.
Jiten Roy 




From: "Sukhamaya Bain subain1@yahoo.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 5:40 PM
Subject: [mukto-mona] Re: Germany on the Brink

 
Sorry for the wrong link that I sent a few minutes back. The above is the correct link; and again, I think it is a common sense commentary. I agree with Ross Douthat that Angela Merkel needs to go for the future of peace in Germany.

SuBain



















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মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচন এবছর ৮ই নভেম্বর মঙ্গলবার। নিয়মটি হলো, নির্বাচনী বছরে নভেম্বরমাসের প্রথম সোমবারের পরের মঙ্গলবার এই নির্বাচনটি অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। সেই হিসাবে এবারের নির্বাচন পড়েছে ঐদিনে। আর ঐদিন শুধু যে প্রেসিডেন্ট-ভাইস প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচন তা নয় বরং ৩৪টি সিনেট পদ, ৪৩৫টি কংগ্রেস আসন বা কমপক্ষে এক ডজন গভর্নর পদে নির্বাচন অনুষ্ঠিত হবে। তাই এই নির্বাচনটি যে শুধু হোয়াইট হাউজ দখলের লড়াই তা নয়, এটি সিনেট কংগ্রেস কাদের নিয়ন্ত্রণে যাবে তাও নির্ধারিত হবে মাহেন্দ্রক্ষণে। সারা বিশ্বের দৃষ্টি যেমনি, তেমনি আমরাও এসময়ে 'সাদাবাড়ি' দখল নিয়েই কথা বলবো। কে হবে পরবর্তী মার্কিন  প্রেসিডেন্ট? আমেরিকানরা কালো প্রেসিডেন্ট পেয়েছেন, তারা কি একজন মহিলা প্রেসিডেন্টের জন্যে প্রস্তুত?


কেউ কেউ হয়তো ভাবছেনহিলারি ক্লিন্টন পরবর্তী প্রেসিডেন্ট​! ​কথায় বলে, 'দিল্লী দূরস্থ' মানে দিল্লি অনেক দূর। হোয়াইট হাউজ​-এর দুরুত্বও কম নয়! বছর আগে আজকের মত হিলারি বেশ হেসেখেলেই এগিয়ে যাচ্ছিলেন, হটাত কোথা থেকে ওবামা এসে ডেমোক্রেটিক নমিনেশন ছিনিয়ে নেন।আবারো যে তা ঘটবে না এর গ্যারান্টি কোথায়? হিলারির নিকটতম প্রতিদ্বন্ধী দ্বিতীয় বারের ভারমন্ট সিনেটর বার্নি স্যান্ডার্স এগিয়ে আসছেন বেশ দ্রুত। ১লা ফেব্রূয়ারী আইওয়া ককাস, তারপর ৯ফেব্রূয়ারী নিউ-হ্যাম্পশায়ার প্রাইমারী; এদু'টো হয়ে গেলে কিছুটা আঁচ করা যাবে, তারআগে নয়। ডেমক্রেট পার্টিতে খুব বেশি ক্যান্ডিডেট নেই, তাই কে হবেন দলীয় প্রার্থী তা স্পস্ট হতে জুলাই পর্যন্ত অপেক্ষা করতে হবেনা। ফেব্রূয়ারী থেকে জুন, এই পাঁচমাস বিভিন্ন স্টেট প্রাইমারী নির্বাচন শেষ হবে। জুলাইতে উভয় বড়দল আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে তাদের পার্টির নমিনি মনোনয়ন দেন। তখন থেকে শুরু হয় দুই দলের প্রতক্ষ্য লড়াই।


রিপাবলিকান দলে এগিয়ে বিলোনিয়ার ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্প। তার আশেপাশে কেউ নেই। তবে রিপাবলিকান শিবিরে এখনো অনেক ক্যান্ডিডেট, হিলারির মত ট্রাম্পকেও যথেস্ট চড়াই-উতরাই পার হতে হবে এবং সেটাও এই ফেব্রূয়ারী থেকে। মার্কিন নির্বাচনে এই প্রাইমারী পদ্ধতিটি বেশ জটিল এবং কষ্টসাধ্য। এই নির্বাচনটি পরোক্ষ। প্রাইমারীতে ভোটাররা নির্দিষ্ট সংখ্যক স্টেট ডেলিগেট নির্বাচন করেন, যারা পরে প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচন করেন। এটাকে বলা হয়, ইলেক্টোরাল কলেজ, এর মোট ভোটসংখ্যা ৫৩৮টি। যেই প্রার্থী ২৭০ টি ভোট পাবেন তিনি জয়ী হন। একজন প্রাথী যখন কোন স্টেট বিজয়ী হন, তখন ওই স্টেটের সবগুলো ভোট তার বাস্কে যায়, যদিও কোন কোন স্টেটে ভোটের পরিসংখ্যান অনুযায়ী ডেলিগেটও ভাগ হয়ে থাকে। এই ইলেক্টোরাল কলেজের কারণে কোন প্রেসিডেন্ট প্রাথী পপুলার ভোট বেশি পেয়েও প্রেসিডেন্ট হতে পারেন না, যেমন আল-গোর; তিনি পপুলার ভোটে জিতেন, কিন্তু ইলেক্টোরাল ভোটে জিতে বুশ প্রেসিডেন্ট হন।


হোয়াইট হাউজ ​ ​দখলের লড়াইয়ে বড় দুই দলের ফ্রন্টরানার হচ্ছেন হিলারী ক্লিন্টন এবং ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্প। হিলারির​ ​এগিয়ে যাবেন তা আগেভাগেকিছুটা স্পস্ট থাকলেও ট্রাম্পের অগ্রযাত্রা অভাবিত। অনেকের ধারনাটা ছিলো ফাইট হবে জেব বুশ এবং হিলারির মধ্যে। কিন্তু বুশ এতটাই পেছনে যে তিনি আর কভার করতে পারবেন​ ​বলেমনে হয়না। একসময় নিউজার্সির গভর্নর ক্রিস ক্রিস্টির সম্ভবনা শোনা গিয়েছিলো, কিন্তু তিনি ব্রিজ্গেট কেলেঙ্কারীতে ভেসে গেছেন। ব্রিজ্গেট কেলেঙ্কারী হলো, গভর্নর নির্বাচনের সময় ক্রিস্টি নাকি ট্রাফিক জ্যাম সৃষ্টি করে প্রতিপক্ষের নির্বাচনী প্রচরানয় বিঘ্ন সৃষ্টি করেছেন! ট্রাম্পের নিকটতম প্রতিদ্ধন্দী হলেন কৃষ্ণাঙ্গ বেন কারসন, যিনি একসময় জন হপকিন হাসপাতালের পরিচালক ছিলেন। কৃষ্ণাঙ্গ হবার কারণে বোধকরি তিনি খুব একটা এগুতে পারবেন না, কেননা পরপর দু'জনকালো প্রেসিডেন্ট এমনটা ভাবা যায়না। রিপাবলিকান শিবিরে আরো ক্যান্ডিডেট হচ্ছেন, টেক্সাস সিনেটর টেড ক্রূজ; সাবেক হিউলেট প্যাকার্ড সিইও কার্লি ফায়ওরিনা; কেন্টাকি ফ্লোরিডার প্রথমবারের​ সিনেটর যথাক্রমে রান্ড পল মার্কো রুবিও। আরো আছেন, সাবেক সিনেটর সান্তরাম। ডেমক্রেট দলের ম্যারিল্যান্ডের সাবেক গভর্নর মার্টিন ওমালে হাটি পা পা করে​ ​​এগুতে চেস্টা করছেন।


দু'দলে আরো কিছু প্রার্থী আছেন। নুতন করে যোগ দেয়ার সম্ভবনাও একেবারে উড়িয়ে দেয়া যায়না। তদুপরি চূড়ান্তভাবে স্বতন্ত্র প্রার্থী এবং গ্রীন পার্টি বা অন্য কোন দলীয় প্রার্থীও থাকতে পারেন। যদিও লড়াইটা হয় বড় দুই দলের মধ্যে। দুই দলের প্রার্থীদের মধ্যে এখন টিভি বিতর্ক হচ্ছে এবং তা সরাসরি সম্প্রচারও হচ্ছে। চূড়ান্ত মনোনয়নের পর দুই প্রধান প্রতিদ্ধন্ধীর মধ্যে সরাসরি টিভি বিতর্ক হয়। এবছর তিনটি বিতর্কের দিন স্থান ইতিমধ্যে স্থির হয়েছে, প্রথমটি হবে ২৬ সেপ্টেম্বর, তারপর অক্টোবর ১৯। এই বিতর্ক বেশ উপভোগ্য হয় এবং মাকিনীরা অনেকেই এসময় তাদের মনস্থির করেন কাকে ভোট দেবেন। ভাইস-প্রেসিডেন্ট প্রার্থীদের মধ্যেও একটি বিতর্ক হয়, সেটির তারিখ নির্ধারিত হয়েছে ৪ঠা অক্টোবর। মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচন একটি দীর্ঘ প্রক্রিয়া, প্রার্থীদের সুস্থতা একটি বিরাট বিষয়।


ধরা যাক, ট্রাম্প হিলারি শেষ পর্যন্ত দুই দলের চূড়ান্ত প্রার্থী হলেন, কে জিতবেন? বলা কঠিন। বাংলাদেশের মানুষ চায় হিলারী ক্লিন্টন জিতুক। আমেরিকার বা বহির্বিশ্বের মুসলমানরা তাই চায়, কারণ তাদের ধারণা হিলারী লিবারেল এবং এতে তাদের স্বার্থ সংরক্ষিত হবে! কবে হিলারী সুহা আরাফাতকে চুমা খেয়েছিলো তাদের মনে ঐদৃশ্য আঁকা আছে, যদিও সুহা কবে আরাফাতের টাকাপয়সা নিয়ে কেটে পড়েছে সেই খবর তারা রাখেন না।​ ​ওবামা প্রেসিডেন্ট হওয়ায় বিশ্বব্যাপী মুসলমানরা খুশি হয়েছিলো, কারণ তার নামের মধ্যখানে 'হুসাইন' আছে! অথচ ওবামা মার্কিন স্বার্থে মুসলিম বিশ্বকে তছনছ করে দিতে এতটুকুও কার্পন্য করেনি। অর্থাৎ যিনিই মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্ট হোন না কেন তাতে বাংলাদেশের খুশি বা বেজার হওয়ার কোন কারণ নেই। এমনকি হিলারি প্রেসিডেন্ট হলে জননেত্রী শেখ হাসিনার অসুবিধা হবে বলে যারা ভাবেন, তারাও দু: পেতে পারেন। 


আমেরিকা উদার দেশ। সবার অধিকার এখানে স্বীকৃত; ধর্মীয় স্বাধীনতা ব্যাপক। কিন্তু ইসলামী মৌলবাদীদের একের পর এক হামলা মার্কিনীদের ভাবিয়ে তুলছে। ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্প ওই স্পর্শকাতর স্থানে আঘাত করেছেন। তিনি স্বল্প সময়ের জন্যে মুসলমানদের আমেরিকায় প্রবেশ নিষেধের প্রস্তাব করেছেন। 'দিন আগে তার ক্যাম্প থেকে হিজাব পরিহিত একজন মহিলাকে বের করে দিয়েছেন। মাত্র গত সপ্তাহে টিভি বিতর্কে তাকে প্রশ্ন করা হয়েছিলো যে তিনি তার বক্তব্য প্রত্যাহার করবেন কিনা, তিনি স্পষ্টভাবেই বলেছেন তা তিনি করবেন না। করার কোন কারনই নেই, কেননা তিনি অনেকের মনের কথা বলেছেন।নির্বাচনের শেষদিন পর্যন্ত তিনি 'ইসলামী জঙ্গী' কার্ড ব্যবহার করবেন। জয়ী হয়ে গেলে হয়তো ওটা ভুলে যাবেন। মনে রাখতে হবে, নরেন্দ্র মোদিও নির্বাচনের আগে অনেক কথা বলেছিলেন, এখন টু-শব্দ নেই। নির্বাচনে জিততে অনেকেই অনেক কথা বলেন, কিন্তু কোন গণতান্ত্রিক দেশে ক্ষমতায় এসে রাতারাতি সব পাল্টে দেয়া যায়না।


আমার ধারণা দুই দলই তাদের ফ্রন্ট রানার নিয়ে ততটা খুশি নয়, কিন্তু উপায় নাই। লোকে বলে হিলারি প্রেসিডেন্ট হলে পেছন থেকে বিল ক্লিন্টন দেশ চালাবেন। আর ট্রাম্প প্রেসিডেন্ট হলে কি খুব খারাপ প্রেসিডেন্ট হবেন? ট্রাম্প শিবির কিন্তু সবাইকে প্রেসিডেন্ট রোনাল্ড রিগানের কথা স্মরণ করিয়ে দিচ্ছেন! প্রশ্ন হলো মার্কিনীরা ম্যাডাম প্রেসিডেন্ট বা প্রেসিডেন্ট ট্রাম্প কাকে শেষ পর্যন্ত বিজয়ের মালা পড়াবেন? তবে একথা বলা যায়, যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে আর একটি ইসলামী হামলা হলেহোয়াইট হাউজরিপাবলিকানদের হাতে চলে যাবে। তাছাড়া একনাগাড়ে বারো বছর সাদাবাড়ি ধরে রাখার ইতিহাস নিকট অতীতে ডেমক্রেটদের খুব একটা নেই।


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