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Taslima Nasrin calls for uniform civil code
The Hindu··3 Aug
Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin called on August 2 for India, Bangladesh and Pakistan to implement a Uniform Civil Code. She said some madrasas produce jihadis and argued madrasas should not exist, citing alleged child abuse and rape cases. Nasrin arrived in Kolkata on July 31, nearly 19 years after violent protests forced her to leave the city.
Prism
What It Means For You
- West Bengal residents can follow debate on UCC as Taslima Nasrin backs uniform laws while the state government forms a draft committee.
- Anyone tracking minority education policy may note her call to replace madrasas with secular schools across the subcontinent.
- Literary audiences in Kolkata witnessed her first visit since 2007 after she was forced to leave during Left Front rule.
What's Happening
- Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin called on August 2 for India, Bangladesh and Pakistan to implement a Uniform Civil Code.
- She said some madrasas produce jihadis and argued madrasas should not exist, citing alleged child abuse and rape cases.
- Nasrin arrived in Kolkata on July 31, nearly 19 years after violent protests forced her to leave the city.
Writer Returns To Kolkata After 19 Years
- West Bengal's BJP-led government celebrated her return; she shared a stage with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on August 1.
- The state government has set up a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to examine a draft UCC Bill.
- Nasrin also criticised the crowd for preventing poet Joy Goswami from speaking at the felicitation event.
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