Governmental defense of any theology necessarily weakens the legitimacy of both the government and the theology.

I want to live in Kolkata; I don't want to live in Europe - I can't write there. I write in Bengali, and I need to be surrounded by the Bengali language and culture.

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

I don't find any difference between Islam and Islamic fundamentalists. I believe religion is the root, and from the root fundamentalism grows as a poisonous stem. If we remove fundamentalism and keep religion, then one day or another fundamentalism will grow again. I need to say that because some liberals always defend Islam and blame fundamentalists for creating problems. But Islam itself oppresses women. Islam itself doesn't permit democracy and it violates human rights.

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

I’m an atheist, and I believe religion is totally against human rights and women’s rights.

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