Nasreen bats for Uniform Civil Code amid protests at JLF

Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen today batted for a Uniform Civil Code as a tool for “empowerment” as her “suprise” session at the Jaipur Literature Festival saw protests by some Muslim organisations.

The celebrated author, who has been living in exile since 1994 after she faced the ire of fundamentalists in her own country for her unorthodox views, said the Islamic society needed to be more tolerant towards criticism to make progress.

“It is necessary for Islamic society to be tolerant and accept criticism without which they cannot progress. Uniform Civil Code is urgently required for empowering people with human rights,” she said.