Taslima Nasrin Quotes
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.
Topics
Secularists, Secularism
Skepticism
Atheism, Atheists
Authors, Authorship
Humanists, Humanism, Humaness
Prayer, Prayers, Praying
Self-Reliance
Work Ethic
Believe
Atheist
Creative Expression
Author Identity
Author's Work
Creative Labor
Literary Activism
Literary Advocacy
Non-Belief
Writing as Activism
Pen Power
Citations
Nasrin, Taslima. Sakharov Prize Acceptance Speech. European Parliament, Strasbourg, 1994.
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Taslima Nasrin is a Bangladeshi-Swedish writer, physician, feminist, secular humanist and activist. She is known for her writing on women's oppression and criticism of religion, despite forced exile. Some of her books are banned in Bangladesh. She has been blacklisted and banished from the Bengal region (both from Bangladesh and West Bengal).