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Nasrin Gone Global: A Critique of Taslima Nasrin’s Criticism of Islam and Her Feminist Strategy

Taslima Nasrin’s writings, which are extremely critical of Islam, have sparked controversy over the contents of her feminist work and strategy. Although many dismiss these writings as an anti-Islamic provocation, her ideas are well-received in the West, where she is celebrated as a feminist rebel wh...

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Main Author: Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
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Language:English
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Published: SAGE Publications 2016
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HQ1101 Women. Feminism
BP89 History and criticism
PE English
PI Oriental languages and literatures
PN0080 Criticism
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spelling my.iium.irep.513082016-12-23T01:00:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51308/ Nasrin Gone Global: A Critique of Taslima Nasrin’s Criticism of Islam and Her Feminist Strategy Hasan, Md. Mahmudul HQ1101 Women. Feminism BP89 History and criticism PE English PI Oriental languages and literatures PN0080 Criticism Taslima Nasrin’s writings, which are extremely critical of Islam, have sparked controversy over the contents of her feminist work and strategy. Although many dismiss these writings as an anti-Islamic provocation, her ideas are well-received in the West, where she is celebrated as a feminist rebel who defies the supposedly suffocating Bangladeshi Islamic patriarchy. Unlike earlier Islamic feminists, especially Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, who re-examined Islamic teachings in the light of locally prevalent gender discrimination, Nasrin directs her attacks against religion itself, putting almost the entire blame of gender injustice on it. In light of Rokeya’s work and strategy, and current struggles in Bangladesh to fine-tune the nation’s vision, the present article critically analyses Nasrin’s overly negative views of Islam and assesses the validity and efficacy of her feminist approach in Bangladesh society. SAGE Publications 2016-07-12 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51308/1/Nasrin_gone_global.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51308/4/51308_NASRIN%20GONE%20GLOBAL_wos_scopus.pdf Hasan, Md. Mahmudul (2016) Nasrin Gone Global: A Critique of Taslima Nasrin’s Criticism of Islam and Her Feminist Strategy. South Asia Research, 36 (2). pp. 167-185. ISSN 0262-7280 http://sar.sagepub.com/
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BP89 History and criticism
PE English
PI Oriental languages and literatures
PN0080 Criticism
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BP89 History and criticism
PE English
PI Oriental languages and literatures
PN0080 Criticism
Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
Nasrin Gone Global: A Critique of Taslima Nasrin’s Criticism of Islam and Her Feminist Strategy
description Taslima Nasrin’s writings, which are extremely critical of Islam, have sparked controversy over the contents of her feminist work and strategy. Although many dismiss these writings as an anti-Islamic provocation, her ideas are well-received in the West, where she is celebrated as a feminist rebel who defies the supposedly suffocating Bangladeshi Islamic patriarchy. Unlike earlier Islamic feminists, especially Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, who re-examined Islamic teachings in the light of locally prevalent gender discrimination, Nasrin directs her attacks against religion itself, putting almost the entire blame of gender injustice on it. In light of Rokeya’s work and strategy, and current struggles in Bangladesh to fine-tune the nation’s vision, the present article critically analyses Nasrin’s overly negative views of Islam and assesses the validity and efficacy of her feminist approach in Bangladesh society.
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author Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
author_facet Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
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title Nasrin Gone Global: A Critique of Taslima Nasrin’s Criticism of Islam and Her Feminist Strategy
title_short Nasrin Gone Global: A Critique of Taslima Nasrin’s Criticism of Islam and Her Feminist Strategy
title_full Nasrin Gone Global: A Critique of Taslima Nasrin’s Criticism of Islam and Her Feminist Strategy
title_fullStr Nasrin Gone Global: A Critique of Taslima Nasrin’s Criticism of Islam and Her Feminist Strategy
title_full_unstemmed Nasrin Gone Global: A Critique of Taslima Nasrin’s Criticism of Islam and Her Feminist Strategy
title_sort nasrin gone global: a critique of taslima nasrin’s criticism of islam and her feminist strategy
publisher SAGE Publications
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/51308/1/Nasrin_gone_global.pdf
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