Religious Fundamentalists In Bangladesh Have Always Argued

All I Ever Want Is To Return To Either Bangladesh, My Motherland, Or India, My Adopted Home.

I Am An Atheist. I Do Not Believe In Prayers, I Believe In Work. And My Work Is That Of An Author. My Pen Is My Weapon.

I Have Had Fatwas Issued Against Me, Some Three In Bangladesh And Another Five In India. I Will Not Be Cowed By These Threats And Shall Fight For My Rights.

Governmental Defense Of Any Theology Necessarily Weakens The Legitimacy Of Both The Government And The Theology.

Women Are Oppressed In The East, In The West, In The South, In The North. Women Are Oppressed Inside, Outside Home, A Woman Is Oppressed In Religion, She Is Oppressed Outside Religion.