Bangladesh and Militant Islam
There was an
article
in the NYT Magazine this past Sunday about Bangladesh, and the rise of militant
Islam throughout the country. It's frightening but good. It was reported by
Eliza Griswold, author of an incredibly enlightening piece this summer in the
New Yorker about the Waziristan region in Pakistan and the presence and spread
of Taliban-like groups in the area (which borders Afghanistan.) Give it a read.
Once again, (I have discussed
this before) it points out that the spread of
madrasas (which inculcate kids with this militant, aberrant form of Islam) is
due to the massive amount of funding supplied by Saudi Arabia (and Libya.) One
of the things that I hope Condoleezza will take up in her role as head of the
State Department is to find a way to crack down on this funding. It is
essentially terrorist-financing, if you think about it.
It would be tough to press the issue, but I think
it is one of the best ways to help our standing in global opinion.
Posted: Thursday - January 27, 2005 at 08:42 PM
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