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Taslima Nasrin

Bangladeshi Writer

Born: Aug 25, 1962

Bangladesh Life Live Me Religion Women

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I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended. Taslima Nasrin

Freedom Offended Believe Everyone Absolute Absolute Freedom Freedom Of Expression Offend Expression Right

I was born in a middle class Muslim family, in a small town called Myonenningh in a northern part of Bangladesh in 1962. My father is a qualified physician; my mother is a housewife. I have two elder brothers and one younger sister. All of them received a liberal education in schools and colleges. Taslima Nasrin

Education Family Class Mother Father Physician Sister Liberal Liberal Education Muslim Born Brothers Colleges Small Part Small Town Town Qualified Schools Housewife Bangladesh Northern Middle Middle Class Them Elder Younger Younger Sister Received Two

When I write, I don't allow the fear of consequences to interfere with the writing process. I have in the past paid for my commitment to the truth and the way I live my life. I am prepared to pay more if I have to. Taslima Nasrin

In traditional societies, we have a long legacy of men controlling the body and mind of women. Such societies have valorised motherhood and fabricated concepts like chastity. Women have been the victims of these notions for thousands of years. Taslima Nasrin

It is unfair to label me anti-Islam. I am an atheist and a secular humanist. Taslima Nasrin

Me Atheist Secular Unfair Am Label Humanist

Sheikh Hasina's government is one of the best Bangladesh has ever had. She is taking action against fundamentalists. But even she refused to let me return. I don't think I can ever return home. Taslima Nasrin

Government Best Home Me Action Think Had Taking She Return Return Home Bangladesh Refused Against Even Ever Fundamentalists

All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home. Taslima Nasrin

Home India Adopted Return Motherland Bangladesh Want Either Ever

The fundamentalists are increasing. People, afraid to oppose those fundamentalists, shut their mouths. It is really very difficult to make people move against a sensitive issue like religion, which is the source of fundamentalism. Taslima Nasrin

I want to live in Kolkata; I don't want to live in Europe - I can't write there. I write in Bengali, and I need to be surrounded by the Bengali language and culture. Taslima Nasrin

Culture Language Live Bengali Write Surrounded Want Europe Need

I studied in a medical college and qualified myself as a medical graduate. Taslima Nasrin

Myself College Studied Qualified Graduate Medical

I have been writing poetry since 1975. My first poetry book was published in 1986. Taslima Nasrin

Book Writing First Poetry Since Been Published

The focus of my research is how secular movements originated in West Asian countries and subsequently changed to pan-Islamic movements. The role of Western countries in this aspect is also a part of the research. Taslima Nasrin

Focus Secular Research Changed Part Countries Also How West Western Western Countries Role Subsequently Movements Asian Asian Countries Aspect Originated

I am not scared of anyone. I will write and publish my books. Taslima Nasrin

Will Publish Books Scared Write Am Anyone

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. Taslima Nasrin

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