The pahalgam terror incident was likened by exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin to the 2016 siege of the Dhaka cafe, stating that "terrorism will stay as long as islam is there."
 
Speaking at the delhi Literature Festival, the Lajja author said, "Islam has not evolved in 1,400 years," according to news agency PTI. "It will continue to breed terrorists until it does," she continued. Muslims who were unable to recite the Kalma were massacred during the 2016 attack in Dhaka. This is the result of allowing faith to triumph over humanity and reason.

26 persons, primarily tourists, were killed in the april 22 pahalgam incident.  Terrorists raided the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka on July 1, 2016, killing 29 people.
 
Taslima Nasrin similarly criticized the growth of religious organizations, saying, "Muslims are busy constructing mosques all over the place, while churches in europe have become museums.  They still want more, even if there are thousands.  Their output consists of jihadists.  Madrasas should not exist.  Kids need to read every book, not just one.  

Nasrin has resided in Sweden, the US, and india after being forced into exile in 1994 on charges of blasphemy.  "I am a permanent resident of the united states and lived there for ten years, but I always felt like an outsider," she said, expressing her deep attachment to India.  I didn't feel at home till I arrived in Kolkata.  Despite being expelled from West Bengal, I managed to find a new home in Delhi.  I have a sense of belonging here that I did not have in my own country.
 
"I adore India.  "It's like home," she continued.

Nasrin turned her focus to women's rights, expressing support for legal reform and criticizing the state of affairs in her native country.  "A UCC is essential in any civilized nation.  India as also.  I am in favor of it.  Quranic rights are desired by Islamic patriarchs.  Religion must never be a factor in determining rights.  We must challenge a society if it compromises women's security in the guise of tradition, religion, or culture. She asserted that a civilization is failing if it is unable to safeguard half of its citizens.  

Who is Taslima Nasrin?
Taslima Nasrin, a writer by passion and a medical doctor by training, gained international recognition in 1993 when her book Lajja was released.  A fatwa was issued against her because Islamic clerics deemed the book to be blasphemous.  The government of bangladesh responded by canceling her passport and directing her to stop writing.

In 1993, she left the medical field in protest of the government's policies.  Nasrin left bangladesh overnight in response to growing threats to her life, and she has been living in exile ever since.

She moved to france after first seeking safety in Sweden.  She has now asked the indian authorities for permission to live in France.
After being forced to flee kolkata in 2007 due to violent protests by Islamist organizations against her books, Nasrin had been living in exile in india since 1994.

With a focus on the intercommunal violence that ensued after the 1992 destruction of the Babri mosque in india, "Lajja" depicts the predicament of Hindus in Bangladesh.  It tells the story of a Hindu family's terror during retaliatory strikes.  
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05/05/2025 09:03 AM