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Topic: Taslima Nasreen

People thought that the BJP had paid me money to write a book: Taslima Nasreen

ThePrint Team -
In this excerpt from 'Split', which was once banned in Bengal, Taslima Nasreen talks about the response she received for her book Lajja and the impact of BJP translating it.

The madness around ‘Padmaavat’ is like the fire that starts when you criticise the Quran

Taslima Nasreen -
The madness around Padmaavat is similar to the fire that starts if someone criticises the Quran or critiques Islam.

प्रिय शेख हसीना, रोहिंग्या अगर हिंदू या बौद्ध होते तो क्या आप उन्हें शरण देतीं?

Taslima Nasreen -
'आप रोहिंग्याओं के लिए आंसू बहा चुकी हैं लेकिन आपने मुझे शरणार्थी बना दिया. पिछले 24 साल से मैं एक देश से दूसरे देश भटक रही हूं.'

Dear Sheikh Hasina, if the Rohingyas were Hindus or Buddhists, would you give them shelter?

Taslima Nasreen -
You have wept for the Rohingyas. But you made me a refugee. For the last 24 years, I have been roaming from one country to another.

Embarrassed Bangladeshis in the West can’t name their native land because of terrorists

Taslima Nasreen -
The Bangladesh that opposed Pakistan because it wanted to a secular nation, is now giving birth to religious fanatics and jihadis.
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