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A Bangladeshi court has banned Jamaat-e-Islami, the parent group of the New York-based Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), an organization that puts together some of the largest Muslim-American conventions.
ICNA describes itself as "a leading grass roots organization which seeks to obtain the pleasure of Allah (SWT) through working for the establishment of Islam in all spheres of life." Approximately 32,000 Muslims were taught that the U.S. Constitution is inferior to Sharia Law at ICNA's last conference.
The Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami group, essentially a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, is now outlawed in Bangladesh from participating in elections because of its opposition to the secular constitution. The group would have to delete its Sharia agenda from its platform and declare allegiance to Bangladesh's secular identity in order to become eligible for next year's elections. The court, however, did not ban the group from continuing its activites.