Jahid Hasan: An Ahmadi Young Man Clobbered to Death in Bangladesh
A three-night attack by Muslim fanatics happened in daylight and in front of the police. It was not the first time, and may not be the last.
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
A three-night attack by Muslim fanatics happened in daylight and in front of the police. It was not the first time, and may not be the last.
The persecuted Bangladeshi Christian preacher and blogger was denied refugee recognition—as it happens to many in Japan.
Attacks against temples and murders of devotees are not the products of local mobs only. Some political forces believe they can benefit from them.
International awareness of the mass killings created the conditions for Indian intervention and the end of the war.
One of the goals of the West Pakistanis and their collaborators in 1971 was to exterminate the Hindu community by killing all males.
In a few months, up to three million Bengalis were killed. Yes, it was a genocide.
On March 25, 1971, the Pakistani Army launched “Operation Searchlight.” It should have been a blitzkrieg. It became a genocide.
Elections were postponed due to natural disasters. When they were finally held, they determined an unsolvable crisis in Pakistan.
Between 1967 and 1969, General Ayub Khan’s regime tried to destroy the political leadership of East Pakistan. It failed, but created further unrest.
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