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Condemning European Slavery Sparing Islam, the Bigger Culprit

Condemning European Slavery Sparing Islam, the Bigger Culprit

By M. A Khan of Islam-Watch.org
President Obama, visiting a slave-fort in Ghana, condemned slavery, pointing to a chruch that stood next to the slave-dungeons, to obviate the popular paradigm as to how European Christians, with sanctions from the church, engaged in black slavery, probably the only slavery that existed in history and is worth condemning. But Islam—whose role [...]

Perspectives: Photography Exhibition in Bangladesh

Perspectives: Photography Exhibition in Bangladesh

Pathshala takes great pleasure in inviting you to its annual exhibition and certificate giving ceremony on Friday, the 7th of August 2009 at 5pm. The event will take place at Drik Gallery, Dhaka.
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus will inaugurate the exhibition as the chief guest. Senior photographers Mr. Bijon Sarkar and Mr. Naibuddin Ahmed will [...]

[Bengali] যুদ্ধ অপরাধীদের বিচার নিয়ে এত ভাবনা কেন?

[Bengali] যুদ্ধ অপরাধীদের বিচার নিয়ে এত ভাবনা কেন?

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যুদ্ধ অপরাধীদের বিচার নিয়ে সরকারের পরিকল্পনা পরিষ্কার হচ্ছেনা।মনে হচ্ছে ৬ মাসেও সরকারের হ্যানিমুন শেষ হয় নাই।যুদ্ধ অপরাধীদের বিচার নিয়ে কি কোন নাটক হচ্ছে, না সত্যি সত্যি তাদের বিচার হবে এটা নিয়ে আস্তে আস্তে জল্পনা শুরু হতে চলেছে।পরিষ্কার না হওয়া পর্যন্ত জনগণকে বিভ্রান্ত করার [...]

Six Christians killed in Pakistan over Koran ‘insult’

Six Christians killed in Pakistan over Koran ‘insult’

ISLAMABAD — An angry mob of Muslims on Saturday killed six Christians and wounded dozens after burning 40 houses and a church over the alleged desecration of the Koran in a remote Pakistani town, officials said.
The incident took place in Gojra village near Toba Tek Singh town, some 160 kilometres (99 miles) west of Lahore, [...]

August 23, 2009 to be observed for peace & harmony

August 23, 2009 to be observed for peace & harmony

Dr. John Dayal Member, National Integration Council, Government of India Former Treasurer, Editors Guild of India National President, All India Catholic union [ 2004-] Secretary General, All India Christian Council [ 2000-] Author, Former Newspaper and News Magazine Editor, Occasional Documentary Film Maker and Media Educationist Civil Society, Human Rights and Freedom of Faith Activist
Bhubaneswar, [...]

Advantages and Disadvantages of Tipaimukh Dam (A Critical Analysis of Dr. Banu’s Paper)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Tipaimukh Dam (A Critical Analysis of Dr. Banu’s Paper)

This piece is written by Prof. Bijon B. Sarma of Khulna University. Bangladesh. The professor has given us personal permission to republish this article. Here he takes a critical look at the so-called research paper of Dr. Banu
PREAMBLE : When we write in websites normally we do not write with utmost seriousness, and we know [...]

July 25 Attack: Hindus looking for justice, leaving days under fear

July 25 Attack: Hindus looking for justice, leaving days under fear

On July 25th local Muslims attacked on a four Hindu minority houses and ransacked the local temple at Narsangdi in Bangladesh.
On Saturday late night at Charsindhu village of Polash union a group of armed Muslims attacked on a local Hindhu temple and near by four Hindu houses said a victim Onjoli Bormon
Minority Hindu victim victim [...]

ISKCON Malaysia Temple President Passes Away

ISKCON Malaysia Temple President Passes Away

On July 18 Uttama Chaitanya Dasa, the temple president of ISKCON Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, was attending a two-day seminar hosted by ISKCON’s Congregational Development Ministry. He had complained of some heart pain earlier that day but otherwise seemed fine. As devotees playing futsal (indoor soccer) after the seminar to relax, however, he collapsed. He [...]

Perpetrators gouged out eyes of a political leader

Perpetrators gouged out eyes of a political leader

Perpetrators gouged out eyes of Abdus Samad, an opposition political leader accused of Awami League leader Suruj killing case in Lalmonirhat a district in Northern Bangladesh on July 20th. Abdus Samad was in bail and the case is under trail.
A group of masked people forcefully took samad to Aditmari Degree College compound on a microbus [...]

Human rights group pulls out of Chechnya

Human rights group pulls out of Chechnya

The human rights organisation Memorial said yesterday that it would cease to work in Chechnya and close its office in the republic, as it could not guarantee the safety of its staff.
The organisation took the decision after the kidnapping and murder of Natalya Estemirova, one of its employees, on Wednesday. The decision
will be another blow [...]

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