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By: Global Voices Online » Bangladesh: Bloggers demand release of detained cartoonist

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:37:22 +0000

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By: Natasha Ahmad

Natasha Ahmad — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:34:16 +0000

I really do not see why each and every big time newspapers had to say SORRY….. where are we going? When Sibir uses the same cartoon then it is ok, when they issue a fatwa then it is fine….and when we ( I am sorry to make this division but I do not have any choice…….) use the same thing it is a “crime”, the mullahs have all the say, they decide who can stay and who should be stopped….why?? why we are always hurting the mullahs and what every they do we all have to follow that???…why don’t we have the administration, authorities, government in our side? It seems we are going TOWARDS AN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH…….did we fight for this BANGLADESH? Why are we promoting the Jamat and the law of ISLAM….who are we actually helping?

By: Command-and-control « Addafication

Command-and-control « Addafication — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:06:29 +0000

[...] seem to be learning from our successes. In a week where violence has broken out over the cartoon non-issue, there are ominous signs of what may be the beginnings of yet another period of rioting and street [...]

By: Fuzzy

Fuzzy — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:03:03 +0000

FYI, I’m not blaming anyone for hiding in the web, there’s not much else we bloggers can do. But I’m just shocked and stunned that no one in Dhaka, in media, public discussions, etc. brought up the ridiculousness of this whole deal. Its been a complete black-and-white issue with EVEYONE apologzing and no one even hinting that this was not wrong. But then, fear does rule our lives. Anyone that does not apologize and beg forgiveness immediately is an automatic target for jamaat gundas.

By: Unheard Voices » Bangladesh today

Unheard Voices » Bangladesh today — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:09:31 +0000

[...] spare a thought for Arifur [...]

By: AsifY

AsifY — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:46:29 +0000

I forgot to add: if you’re an aspiring cartoonist with provocative work and social commentary, you might want to work for papers with Shibir/Jamaat backing. It seems that jokes about the misuse of the Prophet’s name are acceptable when it is printed there.

If such is the will of God as interpreted by the khatib, then so be it. He certainly knows better than an ordinary believer like me, right?

By: AsifY

AsifY — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:41:54 +0000

*sigh* What would you have us do fuzzy?

March down the streets singing “Amra chaatro, Amra bol, Amra Chatro Dol”? Follow it up with some bhaangchur?

Get jailed and sing “Karar oi louho kopat”? Ki kortey boltesen?

A lot of us are doing the best we can. We’re speaking out against it. Passionate intellectuals are the reason we are here. Everyone in Bangladesh is passionate about something or the other. No one in Bangladesh is passionate for democracy and letting someone express contradictory opinions. Not even our so-called liberal intellectuals, who will choose anti-democratic means to ensure their ideological ends: case in point, Mr. Motiur Rahman.

The poor cartoonist is simply caught in the crossfire between two ideologues. How many this will turn off from working for newspapers we’ll just have to wait and see. Needless to say, if you’re an aspiring cartoonist with provocative work in Bangladesh, do NOT work for Prothom Alo.