Free speech, ban and “fatwa”: a study of the Taslima Nasrin affair

Of the many feminist voices in Bangladesh, Taslima Nasrin is the best known for the censorship, fatwa and subsequent legal intervention against her. Of all her banned books, Lajja drew the widest international attention, and that, as many commentators argue, was especially because of the involvement...

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Main Author: Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Routledge 2010
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/2575/1/Free_speech%2C_ban_and_%27%27fatwa%27%27.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2575/3/Free_speech_Mahmudul.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2575/
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17449855.2010.517061
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