{"id":510,"date":"2017-01-23T18:57:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T13:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinkcitypost.com\/?p=510"},"modified":"2017-01-23T19:28:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T13:58:13","slug":"surprise-session-jlf-taslima-nasreen-says-islamic-fanatics-learn-accept-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinkcitypost.com\/surprise-session-jlf-taslima-nasreen-says-islamic-fanatics-learn-accept-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise session at JLF: Taslima Nasreen says Islamic \u2018fanatics\u2019 should learn to accept criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jaipur:<\/strong> Controversial Bangladeshi author and human rights activist Taslima Nasreen made a surprising appearance on the final day of Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) on Monday and said that nothing happens when Hinduism, Buddhism or other religions are criticized, but some fanatics in Islam have no tolerance for criticism.<\/p>\n \u201cThe moment you criticize Islam, people come running after your life,” Taslima said at a session titled Exile. The writer was in conversation with Salil Tripathi, a former board member of English PEN. \u00a0She added, \u201cThey issue fatwas against you and they want to kill you. But why do they need to do so? If they disagree with me, they can write against me, share their views like we do. They can have conversations rather than fatwas”.<\/p>\n