All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home.

I have lectured at the U.N. and travelled widely, giving lectures on human rights and gender inequalities in universities. But this is a life I do not wish to live. I don't want to be a showcase, I want to be in a battlefield where I can stand beside the oppressed and the poor.

It is unfair to label me anti-Islam. I am an atheist and a secular humanist.

Religion is against women's rights and women's freedom. In all societies women are oppressed by all religions.

I dont agree with those who think that the conflict is simply between two religions, namely Christianity and Islam... To me, the key conflict is between irrational blind faith and rational, logical minds.

I am not scared of anyone. I will write and publish my books.

I strongly believe that no one can be a true feminist without being an atheist. All religions are anti-women. No one can be pro-woman while supporting anti-woman dogmas.