From: naeem@occs.cs.oberlin.edu (Naeem Mohaiemen)
Subject: List of attacks on Ahmadiyyas in Bangladesh
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Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 00:46:11 GMT
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[Dhaka Courier; 6 Nov, 1992]

Attacks on Ahmadias: The last twelve years
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January 1980: While addressing a gathering at Alia Madrasa, secretary Khalilur
Rahman incites the crowd by quoting and interpreting certain passages of Holy
Quran. People take up sticks and attack the Ahmadia Masjid (Mosque), injuring
40-45 Ahmadias.

March 1983: Four to five hundred students of Lalbagh and Alia Madrasa attack
the annual religious gathering of the Ahmadias and explode bombs on the spot.
20 Ahmadias are injured by petrol bombs and teh mosque premises are burnt.

April 1987: Local extremists take over Ahmadia mosques in Brahmanbaria, Natai
and Ghaturai.

March 23, 1989: During celebrations of the hundred year anniversary of the
Ahmadia Muslim Jamaat, residents of the neighboring areas and madrasa students
keep up a continuous attack by throwing stones and hand bombs on the gathering.
The attackers made all out efforts to take over the Ahmadia masjid but the 
police thwarted their efforts.

February 7, 1991: During Quran recitation at the beginning of a religious
programme in Ahmadia masjid complex, a group of youths attacks the premises
and injure 10 people.

February 29, 1992: 25 Ahmadias are grievously injured when madrasa students
led by Imam Parishad attack Khulna's Nirala Residential area where the
Ahmadias were holding meeting and exhibition.

State Minister for Religion, M A Mannan, in reply to a question had informed
parliament that a decision regarding the Ahmadias would be taken after looking
at demands by various groups. 11 religious organizations hail the ministers
announcement teh next day.

October 15, 1992: Khatib of Baitul Mukarram mosque, Maulana Obaidul Haque
submits memorandum to speaker on national parliament, demanding that Ahmadias
be declared a non-muslim minority. He submitted it on behalf of International
Majlishe Tahfuze Khatme Nabuat, bangladesh.

October 29, 1992: 500 armed persons ransack Ahmadia mosque, destroying holy
books including copies of the Quran, assaulting unarmed men,women and children.
30 persons were injured, 24 rooms were burnt down, 200 copies of translation
and interpretation of Quran and other holy books were burnt. Total damage
estimated at 20 million taka. The Imam, Maulana Abdul Aziz was hit on the
head six times while he was saying his prayers (the attack took place in the
middle of Maghrib wakth).

National Ameer of Ahmadia Jamaat complains that almost everyday warnings come
in from various quarters, threatening to take over the Ahmadia Masjid complex.
Ahmadia organizations hold Maududi group of Jamaat e Islami responsible for 
recent attacks.


[I request netters to post the addresses of appropriate organizations such as
Amnesty Internaional on scb, so that concerned individuals can write protesting
this continuous persecution of Ahmadias in Bangladesh.]








































--
Naeem Mohaiemen
216-774-1993
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"A party supporting Moududi is trying to create religious frenzy in the
country to save its Ameer"	
		-Ameer of Ahmadias in Bangladesh (Dhaka Courier)
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