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More than 85% of Bangladesh ’ s 150 million people are Muslims. Bangladesh earns its title as “ the third largest Muslim country of the world ” following Indonesia and Pakistan because of its enormous size of Muslim population. Their religion , Islam, is however becoming a “ minority” day by day. While Muslims in the West — in spite of being a minority — are enjoying their basic religious freedom, this basic right is increasingly being denied to the Muslims in Bangladesh while it continues to aspire to become a “ uniquely secular ” society . Based on a robust content analysis and interviews , the study shows that the current regime in Bangladesh has taken on a comprehensive policy of secularization with an aim to emasculate Islamic influence from political and social landscape of Bangladesh.

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This policy briefing takes a closer look at Jordan’s changing political dynamics, with a focus on the role of the king, the royal court, and the feared security services

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This report looks at the gender impacts of the Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline and West African Gas Pipelines (WAGP). It argues that IFI involvement failed to adequately protect vulnerable social groups in affected communities, particularly women. Based on fieldwork done with Friends of the Earth member groups in Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo and Ghana, the report argues that the pipelines increased women's poverty and dependence on men; caused ecological degradation that destroyed women's livelihoods; discriminated against women in employment and compensation; excluded women in consultation processes; and led to increased prostitution.