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===Columns and essays=== In 1989 Nasrin began to contribute to the weekly political magazine ''Khaborer Kagoj'', edited by Nayeemul Islam Khan, and published from Dhaka. Her feminist views and anti-religion remarks articles succeeded in drawing broad attention, and she shocked the religious and conservative society of [[Bangladesh]] by her radical comments and suggestions.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} Later she collected these columns in a volume titled ''Nirbachita Column'', which in 1992 won her first [[Ananda Purashkar]] award, a prestigious award for Bengali writers. During her life in Kolkata, she contributed a weekly essay to the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] version of ''The Statesman'', called ''[[Dainik Statesman]]''. Taslima has always advocated for an Indian [[Uniform civil code]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/nasrin-makes-a-cameo-pledges-support-for-civil-code/articleshow/56743456.cms |title=Taslima Nasrin: Taslima Nasrin makes a cameo, pledges support for civil code | Jaipur News - Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=7 August 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602135619/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/nasrin-makes-a-cameo-pledges-support-for-civil-code/articleshow/56743456.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> and said that criticism of [[Islam]] is the only way to establish secularism in Islamic countries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-urgently-needs-uniform-civil-law-says-taslima-nasrin-4487787/ |title=India urgently needs uniform civil law, says Taslima Nasrin |date=23 January 2017 |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=2 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602140658/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-urgently-needs-uniform-civil-law-says-taslima-nasrin-4487787/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Taslima said that [[Triple talaq]] is despicable and the [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]] should be abolished.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/the-interviews-blog/triple-talaq-is-despicable-all-india-muslim-personal-law-board-should-be-abolished-for-the-sake-of-muslims/ |title=Triple talaq is despicable ... All India Muslim Personal Law Board should be abolished for the sake of Muslims |newspaper=The Times of India |date=5 May 2017 |last1=David |first1=Rohit E. |access-date=5 May 2017 |archive-date=4 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504233740/http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/the-interviews-blog/triple-talaq-is-despicable-all-india-muslim-personal-law-board-should-be-abolished-for-the-sake-of-muslims/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Taslima used to write articles for online media venture The Print in India.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/a-new-invisible-partition-is-happening-in-india-between-hindus-and-muslims/91414/ |title=A new, invisible Partition is happening in India between Hindus and Muslims |work=[[ThePrint]] |date=August 2018 |access-date=2 June 2024 |archive-date=1 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801094325/https://theprint.in/opinion/a-new-invisible-partition-is-happening-in-india-between-hindus-and-muslims/91414/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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