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Could Bangladesh protests upend the government? (+video)

Protests shut down Bangladesh this week after a war-crimes tribunal sentenced a prominent Islamist politician to 90 years in prison.
Bangladesh finds Islamist party leader guilty of war crimes (+video)

A tribunal found Ghulam Azam guilty on 61 charges, including conspiracy and incitement to kill during Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971. He was sentenced to 90 years in prison.
In Bangladesh, deadly protests raise questions about strength of secular government

Thousands of hardline Islamists in Bangladesh demanded anti-blasphemy laws and more restrictions on women, clashing with security forces and leaving at least 30 people dead this week.
Global News Blog Rioting and rubble: What's behind the turbulent times in Bangladesh?

Tens of thousands of Islamists rampaged through Bangladesh's capital today, countering even larger crowds that turned out earlier this year to oust conservative forms of Islam from Bangladeshi politics.
Bangladesh: Hardline Muslims rally in support of anti-blasphemy laws

Hardline Muslims rallied in Bangladesh Saturday, demanding harsher punishments for those who insult Islam. They've also targeted a group of bloggers who want to ban Jamaat-e-Islami, the country's largest Islamic party.
Terrorism & Security Sentencing of Islamist leader brings unhealed rifts to surface in Bangladesh

Thousands in Bangladesh protested the death sentence handed to an Islamist political leader for crimes committed during the independence war. At least 40 were killed in the clashes.
Bangladesh sentences Islamist party leader to death, riots leave at least 30 dead (+video)

A special tribunal in Bangladesh today sentenced a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party to death for crimes during the nation's 1971 war for independence. Party supporters rioted.
Massive protest movement emerges against Islamists in Bangladesh

A protest that has at times swelled into the hundreds of thousands entered its ninth day today in Bangladesh’s capital, touched off by the outcome of a war crimes trial.
To curb rape, Muslim group calls for end to co-ed schools in India

Many Muslims are rejecting the suggestion made by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and argue that it runs counter to recent trends in the Indian Muslim community.
How the world is reacting to Obama's reelection

From China to Iran, President Obama's reelection elicited everything from celebration to doubt about his second-term agenda. Here are 11 responses:
Will Obama's reelection change the US-Pakistan relationship?

Some Pakistani officials are quietly hoping Obama's reelection will help relations between the two countries, particularly if Sen. John Kerry replaces Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.
Taliban shooting of 14-year old sparks outrage in Pakistan

Hundreds of people took to the streets to show their anti-Islamist sentiment after the Pakistani Taliban took responsibility for shooting a 14-year-old Pakistani girl in the head.
Pakistan Army blocks anti-drone protest in tribal region

The Pakistani military blocked a convoy of Pakistanis and a small contingent of US anti-war activists from entering South Waziristan on Sunday to protest American drone strikes.
Religious groups rally across Pakistan over anti-Islam film

Demonstrators in cities across Pakistan took to the streets to call for punishment against the makers of a film that insulted Islam.
In wake of mass panic, India blames Pakistan-backed cyber attack

India charges that websites in Pakistan engaged in cyber warfare because they promoted rumors that caused thousands of ethnic minorities to flee the southern Indian city of Bangalore.
Briefing What is an Islamist?

Islamists seek to blend Islam and politics, but their movement is a very big tent.
Pakistan's extremists whip up frenzy over Burma's Muslims

The exaggerated version of truth about violence in Myanmar propagated by religious groups in Pakistan to recruit and fund their own agendas.
Global News Blog What the anti-NATO protest signals for Pakistan

Thousands turned out to protest the reopening of NATO supply lines through Pakistan, but most of the protest leaders do not command power at the ballot box.
Just a 'sorry'? Pakistanis question NATO supply line deal.

NATO supply routes through Pakistan to Afghanistan have been reopened after a long-awaited US apology, but Pakistanis question whether their demands have been met.
Why did Pakistan open Afghan supply lines? (+video)

Following a U.S. apology given by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Pakistan opened supply lines to Afghanistan. Truck drivers in Karachi wer among those celebrating the news.
Bangladesh Army says it foiled a coup via Facebook

Intelligence sources say the Bangladesh coup attempt last month was fueled by retired officers campaigning to introduce sharia law. The news raises concern about political instability in the region.
Momentum for Hazare's anticorruption movement draws out opposition

As Indian anticorruption activist Anna Hazare gains followers and visibility, opponents are citing concerns about discrimination and nationalism.
08/22/2011 04:41 pm
Walter Rodgers US and Pakistan: allies with mutual disgust

The Raymond Davis incident shows the fault lines in the US-Pakistan relationship. The real battle being fought between the two 'allies' is in Afghanistan – the battle for influence.
04/29/2011 11:39 am
The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism.

How did Margaret Marcus – a middle-class Jew from Larchmont, N.Y. – become Islamic ideologue Maryam Jameelah?
04/28/2011 05:59 pm
News that Raymond Davis is CIA could further jeopardize his return

The news that Raymond Davis, the American being held in Pakistan for a double murder, is a CIA agent that previously worked for Blackwater adds public pressure on Pakistan not to release him.
02/22/2011 10:47 am