A movie was made on the separation of me and my cat. The Movie called Nirbashito got the Indian national award for the best Bengali film. I am a forbidden name in the subcontinent. Many filmmakers wanted to make films about me or based on my stories. But no one could do that.
The Section gave the police powers to arrest those who post objectionable content online and provides for a three-year jail term. I was one of the petitioners who challenged the law. It was impossible to stop people from urinating in public in Bangladesh.
No sign, no request in Bengali language worked so far. Finally some Arabic words are written on the walls. And it works like magic. Muslims respect Arabic language as they believe it is the language of Allah, the God. If you write I wanna fuck you, motherfucker in Arabic, Muslims as they can only recognize Arabic alphabets but do not know the language, would show respect to that slang.
I do not see any other uses of this language in non Arabic countries. Muslims are losing their faith. Many people know that Islamic extremism makes ordinary Muslims extremists. Not many people know that Islamic extremism also makes ordinary Muslims atheists. Few are open about doing so, even in safe and secular Britain. According to official statistics, between and the proportion of Bangladeshis who say they have no faith has more than tripled, from 0.
For Pakistanis it has doubled, from 0. Some who explicitly identify as ex-Muslims are becoming more vocal. Rather the worry in Britain is about the social stigma, moral condemnation and ostracism that follows, says Simon Cottee of the University of Kent, who has written a book on the subject. I am happy for Bangladeshis. Between and the proportion of Bangladeshis who say they have no faith has more than tripled, from 0.
