In Honor of Slain Atheist Avijit Roy, Here’s a Collection of His Work

moxie · Sep 16, 2015

Celebrating Avijit Roy's Life and Work on his 44th Birthday:
https://mukto-mona.com/avijit/en.php

for · Sep 16, 2015

Roy was murdered by muslim jihadist terrorists. His wife was attacked as well, and they hacked off the fingers of her left hand. she survived.

Posted on February 26, 2015 by John Hinderaker in Islam, Terrorism
Author, Blogger, Philosopher Avijit Roy Murdered by Jihadists [Updated With Photograph]

Avijit Roy, a native of Bangladesh, was an engineer by training, an atheist, the proprietor of a web site, and the author of a number of books. Recently, he has lived in the United States, but has been threatened with death by radical Muslims because of his religious and social views. His wife, Rafida Ahmed Bonna, was raised as a Muslim but supported Roy’s work as an atheist.

Earlier today, they were in Dhaka, Bangladesh for a book fair that featured two of Roy’s books. While walking back from the book fair between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m., they were attacked by men wielding cleavers. While they have not been caught, no one doubts that they were Muslims following through on the threats that had been made against Roy. They hacked both Roy and Bonna savagely. Roy died shortly thereafter in a hospital. Bonna survived; among other injuries, the attackers reportedly hacked off the fingers on her left hand.
Just another day in the jihad.
UPDATE: This picture, from the Daily Mail, shows Avijit Roy on the ground and his wife, Rafida Ahmed Bonna, standing next to his body. Police say that she tried to defend her husband and was attacked in turn by the cleaver-wielding jihadists:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archiv...losopher-avijit-roy-murdered-by-jihadists.php

for · Sep 16, 2015

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eet-Muslim-militants-crime-against-Islam.html

'Religious extremism is a virus': How murdered US blogger criticized violent radicals before being hacked to death in Bangladeshi street by Muslim militants for 'crime against Islam'

Avijit Roy, 42, was attacked by machete-wielding extremists in Dhaka Thursday night after a book fair event

Roy, a scientist from Atlanta, Georgia, was a naturalized US citizen and an active voice in Bangladeshi atheist circles

Had written an article denouncing extremism, comparing zealots to people controlled by a disease, before he was attacked and murdered

New York-based Center for Inquiry was due to publish the piece in April, but released it early after his death

Police have yet to announce any leads in their hunt for the murderers, who also injured Roy's wife, Rafida Ahmed

Militant group Ansar Bangla 7 claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it was a response for his writings

anon8109 · Sep 16, 2015

I hope they bring the killers to justice.

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