Islam And Politics In Bangladesh

Author : Mubashar Hasan
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9811511187

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Islam and Politics in Bangladesh by Mubashar Hasan Pdf

This book conceptualizes the politics of Bangladesh through an Islamic concept called ummah or the global brotherhood of Muslims. It demonstrates that, against the backdrop of geopolitics, capitalism and free flow of ideas, localization of this global religious concept at individual level, institutional level, major party platforms and state has cemented the current political condition in Bangladesh in which religiosity, religious intolerance, Islamization and extremism take place. By exploring the effects of ummah in Bangladeshi politics, this book shows how major political parties have mainstreamed political Islam in the country. The book rejects the long standing scholarly claim of religious-secular distinction in Bangladeshi politics and argues that with most Muslim-dominated states, there are no major secular parties in Bangladesh. There are only Islamic parties, which are more or less Islamic. The purely ‘rational’ domain of politics in Bangladesh is long lost, and political Islam sets the framework for politics in the country. The reason behind this logic of Bangladeshi politics is formed, contained and expanded by ummah.

Author : Ali Riaz,C. Christine Fair
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136926235

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Political Islam and Governance in Bangladesh by Ali Riaz,C. Christine Fair Pdf

The past decade has seen a marked policy focus upon Bangladesh, home to nearly 150 million Muslims; it has attracted the attention of the world due to weak governance and the rising tide of Islamist violence. This book provides a broad-ranging analysis of the growth and impact of "political Islam" in Bangladesh, and reactions to it. Grounded in empirical data, experts on Bangladesh examine the changing character of Bangladeshi politics since 1971, with a particular focus on the convergence of governance, Islamism and militancy. They examine the impacts of Islamist politics on education, popular culture and civil society, and the regional and extraregional connections of the Bangladeshi Islamist groups. Bringing together journalists and academics - all of whom have different professional and methodological backgrounds and field experiences which impact upon these issues from different vantage points - the book assesses Bangladesh’s own prospects for internal stability as well as its wider impact upon South Asian security. It argues that the political environment of Bangladesh, the appeal of Islamist ideology to the general masses and the dynamic adaptability of Islamist organizations all demonstrate that Bangladesh will continue to focus the attention of policy makers and analysts alike. This is a timely, incisive and original explanation of the rise of political Islam and Islamic militancy in Bangladesh.

Author : Syed Serajul Islam,Md Saidul Islam
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781003811428

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The Jamaat Question in Bangladesh by Syed Serajul Islam,Md Saidul Islam Pdf

The Jamaat Question in Bangladesh addresses the complex intersection of global politics and local dynamics in Bangladesh, particularly in relation to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (Jamaat). With multidisciplinary insights and perspectives, the contributors to this volume provide an objective socio-historical analysis of Islam, politics and society in Bangladesh. Separating fact from fiction, they attempt to uncover the truth about Jamaat, the largest Islam-based political party in the country. Suppressed and marginalized by the BAL regime, Jamaat remains active in the social landscape of Bangladesh. What makes Jamaat so resilient against all odds? Can it peacefully coexist with rival political parties in a polarised nation such as Bangladesh? This book seeks to answer these crucial questions. An essential read for those interested in Bangladeshi politics and political Islam.

Author : Md Nazrul Islam,Md Saidul Islam
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030429096

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Islam and Democracy in South Asia by Md Nazrul Islam,Md Saidul Islam Pdf

Grounded in the Weberian tradition, Islam and Democracy in South Asia: The Case of Bangladesh presents a critical analysis of the complex relationship between Islam and democracy in South Asia and Bangladesh. The book posits that Islam and democracy are not necessarily incompatible, but that the former has a contributory role in the development of the latter. Islam came to Bengal largely by Sufis and missionaries through peaceful means and hence a moderate form of this religion got rooted in the society. Both militant Islam and militant secularism are equal threats to democracy and pluralism. Like democracy, political Islam has many faces. Political Islam adhering to democratic norms and practices, what the authors call “democratic Islamism,” unlike “militant Islamism,” is not anti-democratic. The book shows that the suppression of democracy and human rights creates avenues for the consolidation of militant Islamism, orthodox Islam, and “Islamic” terrorism, while the “fair play” of democracy results in the decline of anti-democratic form of political Islam.

Author : Ali Riaz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0742530841

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God Willing by Ali Riaz Pdf

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.

Author : Rafiuddin Ahmed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110285975

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Religion, Identity & Politics by Rafiuddin Ahmed Pdf

Author : Bhuian Md. Monoar Kabir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bangladesh
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123180841

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Politics and Development of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh by Bhuian Md. Monoar Kabir Pdf

Author : Bernard Hours
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Islam
ISBN : UOM:39015038134568

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Islam and Development in Bangladesh by Bernard Hours Pdf

Author : Ali Riaz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415451727

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Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh by Ali Riaz Pdf

This book examines the growing Islamist militancy in Bangladesh. It examines the relevance, significance and trajectories of militant Islamist groups in Bangladesh by presenting the complex web of domestic, regional and international events and dynamics that engendered and strengthened Islamist militancy in Bangladesh.

Author : Razia Akter
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004478046

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Islam in Bangladesh by Razia Akter Pdf

This study, done within the comprehensive Weberian framework, focuses on religion and social change in Bangladesh through an imaginative use of qualitative as well as quantitative methods of modern social research. It first provides a sociological interpretation of the origin and development of Islam in Bengal using historical and literary works on Bengal. The main contribution is based on two sample surveys conducted by Mrs. Banu in 20 villages of Bangladesh and in three areas in the metropolitan Dhaka city. Using these survey data, she gives a sociological analysis of Islamic religious beliefs and practices in contemporary Bangladesh, and more importantly, she studies the impact of the Islamic religious beliefs on the socio- economic development and political culture in present-day Bangladesh. She also shows how Islam compares with modern education in social 'transforming capacity'. This careful and rigorous work is a notable contribution to sociology of religion and helps to deepen our understanding of the interactions between religious and social changes common to many parts of the Third World.

Author : Joseph Allchin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781787382701

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Many Rivers, One Sea by Joseph Allchin Pdf

A perennial frontier for Islamic orthodoxy, Bangladesh is witnessing an alarming rise in Islamist-inspired assassinations and terrorist attacks. In July 2016, the world's attention fell upon a café in a leafy Dhaka neighborhood as the barbarity of a distant 'Caliphate' was visited on this corner of South Asia. Twenty-nine died in the assault on the Holey Bakery, affixing an unbidden nightmare to the image of a supposedly tolerant Muslim nation. Joseph Allchin probes Bangladesh's recent and distant past as he investigates how it has become the latest front in world extremism. Delving into the local and global differences between political actors, he exposes the determining influence still exercised on most allegiances by the long aftermath of the country's independence struggle, and scrutinizes the careers of two long-term rivals: current prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and Khaleda Zia, who held the office in 1991-6 and 2001-6. This unerring investigation examines the relationship between radical Islam and the Bangladeshi political class, exposing the forces driving the conditions for extremism that bedevil the country's present and future.

Author : Shahram Akbarzadeh,Abdullah Saeed
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134380565

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Islam and Political Legitimacy by Shahram Akbarzadeh,Abdullah Saeed Pdf

Akbarzadeh and Saeed explore one of the most challenging issues facing the Muslim world: the Islamisation of political power. They present a comparative analysis of Muslim societies in West, South, Central and South East Asia and highlight the immediacy of the challenge for the political leadership in those societies. Islam and Political Legitimacy contends that the growing reliance on Islamic symbolism across the Muslim world, even in states that have had a strained relationship with Islam, has contributed to the evolution of Islam as a social and cultural factor to an entrenched political force. The geographic breadth of this book offers readers a nuanced appraisal of political Islam that transcends parochial eccentricities. Contributors to this volume examine the evolving relationship between Islam and political power in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan. Researchers and students of political Islam and radicalism in the Muslim world will find Islam and Political Legitimacy of special interest. This is a welcome addition to the rich literature on the politics of the contemporary Muslim world.

Author : Elora Shehabuddin
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231141567

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Reshaping the Holy by Elora Shehabuddin Pdf

Through extensive field research, Elora Shehabuddin explores the profound implications of women's political and social mobilization for reshaping Islam. Specifically, she examines the lives of Muslim women in Bangladesh who have become increasingly mobilized by the activities of predominantly secular NGOs, yet who desire to retain, reclaim, and reshape-rather than reject-their faith. In their employment and in their interactions with the legal system, the state, NGOs, and political and religious groups, women are changing state practices, views of women in the public sphere, and the nature of lived Islam itself. In contrast to most work on Islam and Muslims, which has focused on the Middle East and has privileged the study of religious and legal texts, this book redirects our attention to South Asia, home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the world, and emphasizes the actual experiences of Muslims. Women and gender, as well as Bangladesh's formally democratic context, are central to this inquiry and analysis.

Author : A. K. M. Aminul Islam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Bangladesh
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112448951

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A Bangladesh Village: Conflict and Cohesion by A. K. M. Aminul Islam Pdf

Social and cultural anthropology study of politics in a Bangladesh village prior to independence in 1971 - includes general background information and discusses the social structure, traditions, religion, political behaviour and conflict at community level, political ideology, etc. Bibliography pp. 187 to 196, diagrams, glossary, illustrations, maps and statistical tables.

Author : Mahmudur Rahman
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781527520615

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The Political History of Muslim Bengal by Mahmudur Rahman Pdf

Bangladesh, the eastern half of earth’s largest delta, Bengal, is today an independent country of 163 million people. Among the 98% ethnic Bengali population, above 90 percent practice Islam. Surprisingly, Buddhism was the predominant religion of the region until the beginning of the 2nd millennium. In the midst of a long and fierce Brahman-Buddhist conflict, political Islam arrived in Bengal in the very early 13th century. Against the background of the above history, this book tells the story of successive religious and political transformations, touching upon the sensitive subject of Bengali Muslim identity. Encompassing a period of more than a millennium, it narrates a political history beginning with the independent Muslim Sultanate and closing with the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh. The book concludes by discussing the present day, here termed “Authoritarian Secularism”.