Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression. Taslima Nasrin Freedom
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 Family
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
Women are oppressed in the east, in the west, in the south, in the north. Women are oppressed inside, outside home, a woman is oppressed in religion, she is oppressed outside religion. Taslima Nasrin Home
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
I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended. Taslima Nasrin Freedom
Women are oppressed in the east, in the west, in the south, in the north. Women are oppressed inside, outside home, a woman is oppressed in religion, she is oppressed outside religion. Taslima Nasrin Women
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 Home
Women are oppressed in the east, in the west, in the south, in the north. Women are oppressed inside, outside home, a woman is oppressed in religion, she is oppressed outside religion. Taslima Nasrin Religion
All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home. Taslima Nasrin Home
Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression. Taslima Nasrin Women
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 Women
When Bangladesh refused to renew my passport, I used U.N. travel documents. You can't disown your country. Taslima Nasrin Travel
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 Religion