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| हिन्दी: | भारतः तसलीमा नसरीन पर हमला... |
| Français: | Inde : L’écrivain Taslima Nasrin agressée... |
| Español: | India: Escritora Taslima Nasrin fue atacada... |
Taslima Nasrin, the Bangladeshi writer in exile was attacked by a mob which included 3 members of the state legislative assembly belonging to Majlis Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen party in Hyderabad. IndieQuill has more.
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dhimmi state in the making. this is what happens when sickulars run a country.
taslima nasrin has been charged with “stirring communal hatred”.
what a screwed up dhimmi country bending over for muslims.