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| Muhith: Jamaat could go underground if banned |
| 2014-09-22 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said banning Jamaat through a legal initiative could have troubling consequences as the party might continue to operate from going underground and start killing ordinary people. Speaking to news hounds yesterday after a meeting with Asian Development Bank Executive Director Maliami Bin Hamad at the secretariat, Muhith also termed Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... a "bloody party." |
| Posted by:Fred |