God willing : the politics of Islamism in Bangladesh / Ali Riaz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riaz, Ali, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics--Bangladesh.

Islam and politics.

Bangladesh--Politics and government--1971-.

Bangladesh.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xvi, 211 pages : map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2004]

Summary:

Is Bangladesh becoming a Taliban state? The question has become urgent in light of the growing strength of militant groups supposedly aligned with Al Quaida, the landslide victory of the center-right coalition in the general election of October 2001, and the deliberate and planned violence against religious minorities that followed. God Willing explores the explosive issue of Talibanization by analyzing the politics of Islamism in the world's third most populous Muslim country. Ali Riaz helps the reader to understand the emergence of Islamism as a legitimate democratic political in a largely secular state, as opposed to the media's sensational portrayal of Bangladesh as a country overrun by Islamist forces with a supranational agenda. The author compares Bangladesh with Indonesia and Pakistan, thus adding a valuable global context for evaluating the politics of Muslim countries.

Contents:

Introduction : is Bangladesh becoming a Taliban state?

"God willing" : the politics and ideology of Islamism

Persecuted minorities and the "enemy within"

The tyranny of salish and the terror of fatwa

Three battles of the secularists

Beyond Bangladesh.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-197) and index.

ISBN:

0742530841

074253085X

OCLC:

53459072