Taslima Nasrin and

Political Ayslam
Submitted By

Asmita Hossain
ID- I202021062
University of Asia Pacific
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  Introduction
 Career
 Life in exile
Key Concepts  Definition of Political
Asylum
Taslima Nasrin
 Introduction
 Born in 25th August, 1962.
 Bangladeshi- Swedish writer , physician, feminist, secular humanist and
activist.
 Blacklisted and banished from the Bengal region.
 Exile Since 1994.
Taslima Nasrin
 Introduction…
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 Started publishing in late 1980’s
 Controversial documentary novel ‘ Lajjai’
 Opposes to the streets demanding her execution by hanging .
 In October, 1993 the council of Islamic soldiers offered a bounty for
her death.
Taslima Nasrin  The statement quoted her as calling for a revision of the Quran and
claim abolition of SHARIA.
 Life in Exile

 Leave Bangladesh in 1994

 Spent ten years in exile in Sweden, Germany, France and The US.
 Live India in 2008 and move to US.
 Revoked Bangladesh Passpost .
Taslima Nasrin
 What does Political
Asylum ?

 Recognized as a right
 Universal right has got most priority- declaration on Asylum of 1967.

Elements to show the quality for political asylum...

Taslima Nasrin I. Religion.
II. Political Opinion.
III. Membership of Particular Social group or activity
IV. Personal lifestyle and sexual orientation.
 Political Asylum
and International
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law
The view accordingly to UDHR (Article).
The 1991 UN Refugee convention.
 The 1990 Migrant workers convention.
 Regional Refugee law instruments
Taslima Nasrin
i. OAU convention, 1969.
ii. Cartagena Declaration, 1984.
iii. Common European Asylum system.
Thank You Everyone