I Have Had Fatwas Issued Against Me,

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.

It Is Said That Peace Is The Basic Tenet Of All Religion. Yet It Is In The Name Of Religion That There Has Been So Much Disturbance, Bloodshed And Persecution. It Is Indeed A Pity That Even At The Close Of The Twentieth Century We've Had To Witness Such Atrocities Because Of Religion. Flying The Flag Of Religion Has Always Proved The Easiest Way To Crush To Nothingness Human Beings As Well As The Spirit Of Humanity.

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

Religious Fundamentalists In Bangladesh Have Always Argued For A Ban On My Books.

It Is Unfair To Label Me Anti-islam. I Am An Atheist And A Secular Humanist.