Taslima Nasrin
Taslima Nasrin
Taslima Nasrinis a Bangladeshi author and former physician who has lived in exile since 1994. From a literary profile as a poet in the late 1980s, she rose to global attention by the end of the 20th century owing to her essays and novels with feminist views and severe criticism of Islam...
NationalityBangladeshi
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth25 August 1962
CountryBangladesh
religious book bangladesh
Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
book law religion
Every religion oppresses women. I talk about the Koran because I know this book best. It allows for torture and other mistreatment, especially for women. And I despise the Sharia laws. They cannot be changed. They must be thrown out, abolished.
book writing scared
I am not scared of anyone. I will write and publish my books.
book writing firsts
I have been writing poetry since 1975. My first poetry book was published in 1986.
beside human lectures life oppressed rights stand travelled wish
I have lectured at the U.N. and travelled widely, giving lectures on human rights and gender inequalities in universities. But this is a life I do not wish to live. I don't want to be a showcase, I want to be in a battlefield where I can stand beside the oppressed and the poor.
bangladesh refused renew travel
When Bangladesh refused to renew my passport, I used U.N. travel documents. You can't disown your country.
struggle awards long
Among all the 'awards' that I have hitherto collected, I consider the title of 'patita' or 'fallen woman' to be the highest. This is an achievement of my long-struggling life as a writer and as a woman.
atheist rights oppressed
Religion is against women's rights and women's freedom. In all societies women are oppressed by all religions.
islamic writing law
I write against the religion because if women want to live like human beings, they will have to live outside the religion and Islamic law.
atheist believe rights
I’m an atheist, and I believe religion is totally against human rights and women’s rights.
country bangladesh used
When Bangladesh refused to renew my passport, I used U.N. travel documents. You can't disown your country.
college medical graduates
I studied in a medical college and qualified myself as a medical graduate.
crush names humanity
It is said that peace is the basic tenet of all religion. Yet it is in the name of religion that there has been so much disturbance, bloodshed and persecution. It is indeed a pity that even at the close of the twentieth century we've had to witness such atrocities because of religion. Flying the flag of religion has always proved the easiest way to crush to nothingness human beings as well as the spirit of humanity.
government defense legitimacy
... governmental defense of any theology necessarily weakens the legitimacy of both the government and the theology ...