Bangladesh likely to make U-turn from secularism to Islamic hegemony
Bangladesh, A Sunni Muslim majority country in a dramatic u-turn from secularism will adopt Islam as state religion and allow religion-based political parties to function. Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday has expressed herself in favor of retaining Islam as the state religion, moving away from the secular provisions in the constitution that were [...]
Tanzanian Christians forms a forum
Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Mr William Lukuvi A sudden change of attitude amongst the Christian bodies has left a lot of questions to Tanzanians in some circles. A quick survey by The Express has indicated that the strong issues that leave some questions, are; the timing of the congregation and the tone of the [...]
Bangladesh to legalize political Islam, ignoring courts decision to restore secularism
Despite electoral promises and an apex court’s ruling to restore secularism, the Bangladesh parliament is poised to pass an amendment to establish Islam as the state religion and legalize religious politics. The Sunni Muslim majority nation of 158 million will relax stringent restrictions imposed in the constitution of 1972. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend [...]
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