Bangladesh: Sufi Muslim murdered by suspected extremists

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

A Sufi Muslim leader has been hacked to death near the north Bangladeshi town of Rajshahi in what police say may be another attack by Islamic extremists.

The body of Mohammad Shahidullah, 65, was found by villagers in a pool of blood in a mango grove, police say.

His murder comes amid rising concern over the rise in violence against religious minorities.

A wide range of people have been attacked in recent years including secularists, bloggers and academics.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36237022

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7 May 2016 Asia

[ck4829]

1. First non-Muslims, then other Muslims, maybe these guys will kill each other for...

minute differences. This does seem to be the way it's going.

"Who brought Coke? I said Pepsi!" *Every extremist kills each other*

[Mosby]

2. fundy Muslims

Don't consider Sufism part of Islam, in fact they are considered infidels like the Druze and Bahai.

[Mnpaul]

10. It is not minute differences

The Sufis are quite moderate. No headgear required and women are allowed to be in positions of power. It's like night and day.

[ck4829]

12. I posted that it will progress to that

[agnostic102]

3. pretty much

anyone that isnt wahhabi muslim gets the death penalty. And the problem is wahhabi islam is gaining a lot of strength not just in the middle east but europe as well.

[Coventina]

4. They couldn't help themselves, the poor dears. US foreign policy made them do it.

RIP, Mohammad Shahidullah.

[SkyDaddy7]

14. Exactly!

[Jack Rabbit]

5. ( )

On the seeker’s path, wise men and fools are one.
In His love, brothers and strangers are one.
Go on! Drink the wine of the Beloved!
In that faith, Muslims and pagans are one.

--Rumi (1207-1273), Sufi poet and mystic

[kentauros]

8. Rumi would be murdered just as quickly by such fundies today.

Thankfully, he lived in a time when he was appreciated by all

He still is today, for the most part (other than by the fundies.)

[Jack Rabbit]

11. You're probably right about that

To murder one such as Rumi would be a universal blasphemy.

[MariaThinks]

6. funny that when stores like this are reported on the TImes of India site i get comments that

it is a questionable source.

well here it is on BBC. So the Times of India reports real news.

[kentauros]

9. Bookmark this thread then,

to use as evidence that the Times of India is a legitimate source

[MariaThinks]

13. Good idea. Thanks.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. Ugh. Horrible