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… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
I support the rights of all people to practice their religious beliefs privately, but I oppose the idea of respecting religions. In truth, I… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
I’m an atheist, and I believe religion is totally against human rights and women’s rights. — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home. — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
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… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
I studied in a medical college and qualified myself as a medical graduate. — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
I write against the religion because if women want to live like human beings, they will have to live outside the religion and Islamic… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
Religion, society and state - from none of these do women get their proper honor. It is religion, which has created an unparalleled disparity… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
Every religion oppresses women. I talk about the Koran because I know this book best. It allows for torture and other mistreatment, especially for… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
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… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share
In traditional societies, we have a long legacy of men controlling the body and mind of women. Such societies have valorised motherhood and fabricated… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as a 'superior' or 'inferior' culture, there are only various cultural patterns which make up this beautiful, multicolored mosaic. — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books. — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
