Women are oppressed in the east, in the west, in the south, in the north. Women are oppressed inside, outside home, a woman is oppressed in religion, she is oppressed outside religion.

Taslima Nasrin
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  4. 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.

  5. Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression.

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