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… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
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
