Taslima Nasrin

Overview

Taslima Nasrin born Mymensingh, East Pakistan August 25, 1962. Bangladeshi doctor, poet, novelist, essayist; human rights activist. Exiled, 1994; expelled from India after seven months house arrest. Awarded UNESCO prize for nonviolence, 2004.

Quotations

"I have defended women and the minority community that is being oppressed. I cried loudly for equality and justice, justice for all people whatever their religion or gender." (taslimanazrin.com)

"The diversity of our world's many languages, cultures and ethnicities is not a pretext for conflict, but is a treasure that enriches us all." (May 15, 2005 speech to women of Deauville; photo Wikipedia)