[Reader-list] Arundhati/Mahasweta/Ashish/Girish on Taslima Nasrin

[Namrata Kakkar]

Dear All,
       The last news is Taslima has had her visa
extended but her freedom of movement is going to be
curtailed.
Why are we talking about her freedom of expression?

Namrata
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-- Patrice Riemens <patrice at xs4all.nl> wrote:

> dear All,
> 
> 'Ashraya' or 'asylum' looks like dead in our times.
> However, it seems that 
> the French minister for Human Rights has pleaded for
> giving French 
> citizenship to both Taslima Nasreen and Ayaan Hirsi
> Ali.
> 
> Ciaou from Paris, patrizio & Diiiinooos!   
> 
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 04:14:55PM +0500, Jeebesh
> Bagchi wrote:
> > dear All,
> > 
> > In this case the question is not about freedom of
> speech. Taslima is  
> > not a citizen of India, so State in India has no
> jurisdiction to have  
> > a say on her freedom of speech. The state can
> persecute her  
> > publishers or ban the book but her freedom of
> speech is not  
> > guaranteed here.
> > 
> > The question is of "ashraya" (or what is termed as
> asylum). Every  
> > culture has developed ways of thinking about
> "ashraya" and very  
> > interesting histories can be uncovered here from
> all over the world.  
> > It will be interesting how "ashraya" is thought in
> our times.
> > 
> > warmly
> > jeebesh
> > 
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