Nature Says Women Are Human

I Don't Find Any Difference Between Islam And Islamic Fundamentalists. I Believe Religion Is The Root, And From The Root Fundamentalism Grows As A Poisonous Stem. If We Remove Fundamentalism And Keep Religion, Then One Day Or Another Fundamentalism Will Grow Again. I Need To Say That Because Some Liberals Always Defend Islam And Blame Fundamentalists For Creating Problems. But Islam Itself Oppresses Women. Islam Itself Doesn't Permit Democracy And It Violates Human Rights.

When Bangladesh Refused To Renew My Passport, I Used U.n. Travel Documents. You Can't Disown Your Country.

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.

I Want To Live In Kolkata; I Don't Want To Live In Europe - I Can't Write There. I Write In Bengali, And I Need To Be Surrounded By The Bengali Language And Culture.

In Traditional Societies, We Have A Long Legacy Of Men Controlling The Body And Mind Of Women. Such Societies Have Valorised Motherhood And Fabricated Concepts Like Chastity. Women Have Been The Victims Of These Notions For Thousands Of Years.