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Taslima Nasrin Under House Arrest
The suppression of Talsima Nasrin’s writing has extended to her person. Details here and on her own web site here.Read More
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Fatwa, Schmatwa…
I shouldn’t be flip, of course, about a serious situation. No, I’m not talking the famous Salman Rushdie. I’m talking about a fascinating Bengali feminist poet named Taslima Nasrin, whose life has been threatened by the usual suspects. The latest news is not encouraging. Here’s an example of the kind of writing that’s gotten Taslima Nasrin in trouble: MOSQUE, TEMPLE Let the pavilions of religion be ground to bits,let the bricks of temples, mosques, guruduaras, churches be burned in blind fire,and upon those heaps of destructionlet lovely flower gardens grow, spreading their fragrance,let children’s schools and study halls grow.Read More