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rug

(82,333 posts)
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 07:55 AM Apr 2013

Barack Obama asked to protect religious minorities in Bangladesh

By PTI | 11 Apr, 2013, 10.51AM IST

WASHINGTON: Protesting against the rise in violence against minorities in Bangladesh, Hindus of Bangladeshi-origin have gathered outside the White House here, asking US President Barack Obama to protect them and enlist radical Jamat-e-Islami as a foreign terrorist group.

Raising slogans like "We do not want Talibanisation of Bangladesh" and "Save Hindus", Bangladeshi American Hindus in a memorandum asked Obama to save the religious minorities of Bangladesh and enlist " Jamat-e-Islami, Bangladesh" as a foreign terrorist organisation.

"We are urging everyone to be united in outrage and by humanity and do all you can to save the endangered minorities of Bangladesh," the memorandum said as the protestors demanded enactment of hate crime laws by the Bangladeshi Government.

They also demanded establishment of a monitoring cell with prosecutorial authority to monitor, prevent, and prosecute all communal incidents; and creation of a minority welfare ministry with authority to create a special police force drawn from the minority populace.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/barack-obama-asked-to-protect-religious-minorities-in-bangladesh/articleshow/19489343.cms

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Barack Obama asked to protect religious minorities in Bangladesh (Original Post) rug Apr 2013 OP
I see no mention by this group of the non-believers being persecuted, only minorities of other faith cleanhippie Apr 2013 #1
clearly there's a ways to go before we get invited.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #2
That depends on whether you condsider Bangladeshi atheists to be an endangered minority. rug Apr 2013 #3

cleanhippie

(19,705 posts)
1. I see no mention by this group of the non-believers being persecuted, only minorities of other faith
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 09:34 AM
Apr 2013

How expected.

 

Phillip McCleod

(1,837 posts)
2. clearly there's a ways to go before we get invited..
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 10:02 AM
Apr 2013

..to join most interfaith coalitions. truth is atheists and non-believers in general are a poor fit for the mutual admiration society.

now if it was a mutual aid society .. a different story?

 

rug

(82,333 posts)
3. That depends on whether you condsider Bangladeshi atheists to be an endangered minority.
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 11:47 AM
Apr 2013
"We are urging everyone to be united in outrage and by humanity and do all you can to save the endangered minorities of Bangladesh," the memorandum said as the protestors demanded enactment of hate crime laws by the Bangladeshi Government.
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