It's one thing to note that Islamism has a strong strain of Arab cultural imperialism in its philosophy, another thing to read a first hand description from someone experiencing this in their country. Rantburg has an article from Esam Sohail on BangladeshWeb, detailing the process of Arab cultural imperialism in Bangladesh. Once there, click the title to get the original article.

While you're reading, recall Armed Liberal's past articles discussing the idea of modern Islamism as a fusion of intolerant Islamic doctrines with Western totalitarian ideologies and methods. The Bangladeshi modus operandi of modern-style political correctness, selective violence, a radical wing of shock troops, and institutional takeover did not escape my attention. It's a familiar pattern, and it doesn't come from the Qu'ran.

Bangladesh has had a growing problem with jihadi Islamists for several years now. For more in-depth background, see the 2002 article Championing Islamist extremism, and the July 2003 PDF file Extremist Islamist Consolidation from the Institute of Conflict Management in New Delhi. Sohail's experiences are not projection, nor are they coincidence.