I criticise all religions: Taslima Nasreen

In an interview to "The Hindu", writer-in-exile Taslima Nasreen spoke of how the space for free thinkers is increasingly shrinking and the danger from religious extremists growing globally.

Kolkata:August 13, 2007:TO GO WITH THE INTERVIEW SENT BY MARCAS DAM: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen at her Kolkata residence on Sunday morning. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury. August 13, 2007 NICAID:112297026

Blogger Avjit Roy's murder by extremist groups in Bangladesh last month brought to the surface some of the simmering tensions in that country. In an >interview to The Hindu, writer-in-exile Taslima Nasreen spoke of how the space for free thinkers is increasingly shrinking and the danger from religious extremists growing globally. "I criticise all religions," said the outspoken feminist.

>Read the full interview here.