I am not scared of anyone. I will write and publish my books. Taslima Nasrin bookpublishscare Change image and share on social
Nature says women are human beings, men have made religions to deny it. Nature says women are human beings, men cry out no! Taslima Nasrin beingcrydeny Change image and share on social
I was well acquainted with the Calcutta literary circle since I was 17, when I lived in Bangladesh and published and edited a little magazine called 'Sejuti,' for which young poets from both Bengals wrote. If you look at my life, there is no question of using anyone for anything. I have only got banned, blacklisted and banished. Taslima Nasrin acquaintbanbangladesh share on social
All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home. Taslima Nasrin adoptbangladeshhome Change image and share on social
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 bengalicultureeurope Change image and share on social
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 actionbangladeshfundamentalist Change image and share on social
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. Taslima Nasrin beinghumanislamic Change image and share on social
Koranic teaching still insists that the sun moves around the earth. How can we advance when they teach things like that? Taslima Nasrin advanceearthinsist Change image and share on social
It is unfair to label me anti-Islam. I am an atheist and a secular humanist. Taslima Nasrin antiatheisthumanist Change image and share on social
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 bodychastityconcept share on social