Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, against whom a fatwa has been issued by Muslim extremists, is penning a sequel to her most controversial novel 'Lajja'.
NEW DELHI: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, against whom a fatwa has been issued by Muslim extremists, is busy penning a sequel to her most controversial novel 'Lajja' and it is expected to hit the stands by the end of this year.
"The sequel 'Sharam' starts where Lajja ended. I know that it might create controversy like the previous one. But I don't care. I hope to finish it by the time of Durgapuja," said the exiled writer.
"I am also working on my autobiography and have started writing the seventh chapter. Apart from that, I keep myself busy writing newspapers columns and short stories", she said.
Taslima, who targets religious extremism in 'Lajja', had earned the ire of radical Islamic groups in her country in 1994 and has since then been living in exile in Sweden, Germany, USA and France. She is based in Kolkata since 2005.
Her residential permit, which is renewable after every six months, expires on August 17.
"I have applied for extension. If Indian government decides against giving me the extension, then I don't have any other place to go. Bangladesh government doesn't allow me to enter my country and I cannot go back to Europe", said the 45-year-old Bangladeshi writer.
"Naturally I miss my country and my family. But I can't do anything. Given a chance, I would love to go back to Bangladesh. Otherwise, India is the best and only option for me," said Taslima.
Taslima is also facing the charge of blasphemy filed by the Bangladesh government because of her questioning the necessity of the Shariat.
"The situation of women is more or less the same in the subcontinent. In India, two third of the women population is victim of domestic violence. The growing number of women foeticide is alarming. Only educated upper class women enjoy economic independence which is not a solution to the problem," she said.
On the issue of connecting Islam with terrorism, she accuses some people with vested interests of conducting this 'false propaganda'.
"Some people with vested interests are connecting Islam with terrorism. There is no link between Islam and terrorism. It is false propaganda by Western media, Christian extremists or governments," said the writer.
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