Every Religion Oppresses Women. I Talk About

I Was Born In A Middle Class Muslim Family, In A Small Town Called Myonenningh In A Northern Part Of Bangladesh In 1962. My Father Is A Qualified Physician; My Mother Is A Housewife. I Have Two Elder Brothers And One Younger Sister. All Of Them Received A Liberal Education In Schools And Colleges.

I Write Against The Religion Because If Women Want To Live Like Human Beings, They Will Have To Live Outside The Religion And Islamic Law.

If Any Religion Allows The Persecution Of The People Of Different Faiths, If Any Religion Keeps Women In Slavery, If Any Religion Keeps People In Ignorance, Then I Can't Accept That Religion.

I Have Lectured At The U.n. And Travelled Widely, Giving Lectures On Human Rights And Gender Inequalities In Universities. But This Is A Life I Do Not Wish To Live. I Don't Want To Be A Showcase, I Want To Be In A Battlefield Where I Can Stand Beside The Oppressed And The Poor.

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.