Shafiur Rahman Farabi
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Shafiur Rahman Farabi | |
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শাফিউর রহমান ফারাবী | |
 Farabi in 2025 | |
| Born | May 29, 1986 Brahmanbaria District, Bangladesh |
| Other names | Farabi Shafiur Rahman |
| Occupations | Blogger, writer |
| Known for | Islamist activism, controversial writings |
| Spouse | Nazmun Nahar Eva |
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| Website | https://farabiblog.com/ |
Shafiur Rahman Farabi (Bengali: শাফিউর রহমান ফারাবী; born in 1986)[1] is a Bangladeshi Islamist blogger, activist, and writer.[2][3][4] He is an alleged member of Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh.[5][6][7] He has used his online presence to write counter-blogs, criticizing and refuting the claims of individuals accused of blasphemy against Islam and criticizing Islam.[8][9][10]
Farabi was born in 1986 in Borovila Kumarshil More, Kalishreepara village, Sadar Upazila, Brahmanbaria District.[11] his father is Ferdousur Rahman and his mother is Umme Salma Sheli.[12][13] He completed his primary education from Railway Government Primary School in Kishoreganj District in 1996, SSC from Kendua Joyhari Sprite Government High School in 2001, and HSC from Notre Dame College, Dhaka in 2005.[14] His studies were disrupted for two years due to mental health problems.[15] He was admitted to the Physics Department of Chittagong University in the 2005–2006 academic year. At the time of his arrest in 2015, he was a fourth-year student.[15][16]
Blogging and activism
While studying at Chittagong University, Farabi became involved in student activism.[11] In 2010, along with 24 other students, he was arrested during protests against fee hikes and spent a month in jail before being released on bail.[15] He became known for provocative online posts targeting secular and atheist bloggers. During interrogation, he admitted to authorities that he had gained a significant following by writing about his interpretation of Islamic ideology and actively opposing bloggers whose views he considered atheist and anti-Islam.[17][18] His online targets included Thaba Baba (blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider), Asif Mohiuddin, Avijit Roy, Taslima Nasrin and others.[15]
He described then former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as an atheist in 2012.[19]
Personal life
Farabi married Nazmun Nahar Eva on September 18, 2025.[20]