Monday, August 18, 2008

The Deadly Game with the Life of Muslims in Assam

For last many days Assam is burning in AASU ( regional student group) launched one sided propaganda and physical war on Muslims.
So called anti Bangladeshi Movement now fully mobilised to
ethnic cleansing of Muslims. Militant elements from Bodos, Adivasis, Assamese Hindu playing shocking game with the life and properties of poor Muslim labours, workers. Thannks their phisycal assualt is restricted yet only in Brahmputra Valley.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Dear C.M. Tarun Gogoi

Our dear CM Tarun Gaogi declared that every Bengali speaking person is not a Bangladeshi, and further stated that State Govt wont tolerate any group to take law in their hands, he cautioned AASU and AAMSU. But bah Mr Gogoi what a dubious tone u have. U told innocent labours are being harrassed just because they speak Bengali, but why not u or ur government has yet taken any action against those who continuesly manhandling ur innocent citizens. We know u are very prompt to act agaisnt those who have been prostesting against these neo-nazism.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Sylheti Muslims of Assam: History

Sylheti Muslims in India, today, identified themselves as Bengali, however, at the same time they are very cautious about own Sylheti cultural identity. If you ask any Sylheti particularly from Karimganj District, you can become sure within a few seconds that how much vociferous and assertive one is with his Sylheti identity. Though Sylheti considered themselves a part of larger Bengali linguistic community, but at the same time eager to express their difference with rest of the Bengalis like Kelus, Dhakaya or Maimansingia.
A detail historical analysis to the origin of Sylheti, infect, substantiate their claim distintness within Bengali Society. Descendents of these large numbers of Muslim Sylheti were actually adventurer from central Asia, Arab, Afganistan and northern India. The dailect Sylheti itself started its journey after the settlement of Turko-Afghans. The settlement and interaction of those newcomer with local communities shaped the dawn of boost Sylehti culture.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Vanguard of Assam's Security pushing the state into danger

Today, All Assam Minority Students Union (AAMSU) observed state wise bandh to protest against the harrassement of the Muslims of Bengali origin in the name of suspected Bangladeshis.
The ongoing economic blockade, forceful eviction and assault on the poor labours and workers mainly from the economically backward western Assam, staying in oil rich upper Assam is leading state's already fragile security in the danger. The so called vanguard of Assamese people AASU and Asam Jatiyatabadhi Yuva Parishad playing a game with fire. They just pushing a state which has already become economically due to militancy, corruption, large scale unemployment.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Introduction

This site would highlight the history, culture and contemporary issues related to almost nine million strong heterogeneous Muslim community of Assam. Assam is the easternmost state of India.
The state has a total population of 2.62 Crores.
Muslim constitute about 31% 0f the total population of Assam. On the basis of state wise religious population ratio Assam has the highest Muslim percentage in India after Jammu & Kashmir. It has Six Muslim majority districts (according to 2001 census) namely Dhubri, Barpeta, Haialakandi, Karimganj, Goalpara and Nagaon. The history of the Muslims of Assam goes back to the early Thirteenth century when Khalji adventurer Moahammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khalji marched through the land of Brahmputra Valley. He made his expedetion to conquer Tibbet which he believed located on the north of Assam.
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