An Appeal for the Release of Abul Kashem Faruk, a Bangladeshi Kidnapped in Iraq
We earnestly appeal to all Iraqi groups for the release of our compatriot, Mr. Abul Kashem Faruk. On behalf of the Bangladeshi people and ourselves, we urge and plead for the release of Mr. Faruk in the name of our common humanity and brotherly compassion.

Measuring Justice by One Yardstick: Muslims Should Hold Muslim Governments Accountable for Injustices
Even when one can not make a difference materially, it is still important to speak out against all atrocities. And it is more difficult—therefore, more important—to speak out against atrocities committed by one's own kind.

Sweetness of Life: Review of Clay Bird
The Clay Bird is a beautiful and sophisticated film about a village in rural East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) during the turbulent years of the late 1960's, a time riddled with the rhetoric of war and political instability.

Bangladeshi Scholar Humayun Azad in Critical Condition After Attack
The hatred generated by Sayeedi and others fundamentalists have contributed to the milieu of fundamentalist arrogance and hatred for free speech in Bangladesh. Professor Azad had received death threats for his writings. A “call” for punishing him came during one of the recent anti-Ahmadiyya mob meetings in Dhaka.

Bangladesh Government Bans Ahmadiyya Publications
The banning of Ahmadiayya publications is in violation of the rights of all Ahmadiyyas, and indeed of other citizens of Bangladesh who may wish to read their publications, to the rights of free of expression, freedom of religion, and the right to be treated only in accordance with law. In a democratic country and open society, individuals, religious groups, and political parities should be free to publish their viewpoints, and to practice their own religion without causing harm to others.

Anti-Ahmadi Hysteria: Will Bangladesh Act to Stop Sectarian Violence?
The Ahmadi (Qadiyani) community in Bangladesh, a small religious community, is facing serious threats of communal violence and destruction of property, according to press reports over the past week. Yet, instead of moving to stop impending violence, the Bangladeshi government continues to turn a blind eye.

Should a Mafia Don Lead World Muslims? Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury’s Nomination to Head the OIC
If the leaders of the 57-member OIC leave Chowdhury’s case to the nominating government and turn a blind eye to his character, it would be a huge blunder. If 1% of the allegations that were made against Chowdhury were true, it would greatly weaken his credibility and effectiveness as the OIC’s top boss.

War Criminal to Head Islamic Conference? Bangladeshis Oppose Chowdhury Nomination
In spite of two war crimes cases, and witnesses who charge him with forming death squads in 1971, Salauddin Quader Chowdhury is a rehabilitated and powerful man. Alleged to be a “crime godfather” with a private paramilitary, Chowdhury is now the Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Affairs Advisor. But the startling news is that Bangladesh has nominated him to be Secretary General of the OIC.