Liberty is not only precious, but it is also exceedingly fragile – especially in majority-Muslim nations led by secular-leaning governments threatened by Islamists. Any change of power favoring Islamists may put the nation on a path that leads to the destruction of liberties and rights.
This has occurred in Bangladesh since April 2024, when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country as a result of mass student protests which were later hijacked by Islamists. Three days later, economist Muhammad Yunus, supported by the Biden administration, was sworn in as the head of the country’s caretaker government.
