Taslima Nasrin

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Taslima Nasrin

Summary

Taslima Nasrin is a human[1]. She was born in Mymensingh[2]. She was born on August 25, 1962[3]. She worked as a writer[4], physician[5], women's rights activist[6], poet[7], and novelist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (710 views/month, #7,063 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Taslima Nasrin was born in Mymensingh[2].
  • Taslima Nasrin was born on August 25, 1962[3].
  • Taslima Nasrin held citizenship in Pakistan[10].
  • Taslima Nasrin held citizenship in Bangladesh[11].
  • Bangla was Taslima Nasrin's native language[12].
  • Taslima Nasrin's professions included writer[4].
  • Taslima Nasrin's professions included physician[5].
  • Taslima Nasrin's professions included women's rights activist[6].
  • Taslima Nasrin worked as a poet[7].
  • Taslima Nasrin's professions included novelist[8].
  • Taslima Nasrin worked as a columnist[13].
  • Taslima Nasrin's field of work was poetry[14].
  • Taslima Nasrin's field of work was essay[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Taslima Nasrin is Lajja[16].
  • Taslima Nasrin received the Simone de Beauvoir Prize[17].
  • Taslima Nasrin received the Kurt Tucholsky Prize[18].
  • Taslima Nasrin received the Sakharov Prize[19].
  • Taslima Nasrin received the Monismanien Prize[20].
  • Taslima Nasrin received the Ananda Puraskar[21].
  • Taslima Nasrin received the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize[22].
  • Taslima Nasrin's religion is recorded as atheism[23].
  • Taslima Nasrin is recorded as female[24].
  • Taslima Nasrin's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Taslima Nasrin is associated with the atheism movement[26].
  • Taslima Nasrin is associated with the feminism movement[27].

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Origins and Family

Taslima Nasrin was born in Mymensingh[2]. She was born on August 25, 1962[3]. Bangla was her native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], physician[5], women's rights activist[6], poet[7], novelist[8], and columnist[13]. Fields of work include poetry[14], a literary form[28] and essay[15], a literary genre[29].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Taslima Nasrin is Lajja[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Simone de Beauvoir Prize[17], an award[30], in France[31], founded in 2008[32]; Kurt Tucholsky Prize[18], a literary award[33], in Sweden[34], founded in 1985[35]; Sakharov Prize[19], a human rights award[36], in European Union[37], founded in 1988[38], headquartered in Strasbourg[39]; Monismanien Prize[20], a politics award[40], in Sweden[41], founded in 1975[42]; Ananda Puraskar[21], a literary award[43], in India[44]; and UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize[22], an award[45], founded in 1996[46].

Personal Life

Taslima Nasrin's religion is recorded as atheism[23].

Why It Matters

Taslima Nasrin ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (710 views/month, #7,063 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] She is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Works attributed to her include Lajja[49], a literary work[50].

FAQs

Where was Taslima Nasrin born?

Born in Mymensingh[2], Taslima Nasrin…

What did Taslima Nasrin do for work?

Taslima Nasrin worked as writer[4], physician[5], women's rights activist[6], poet[7], and novelist[8].

What awards did Taslima Nasrin receive?

Honors received include Simone de Beauvoir Prize[17], Kurt Tucholsky Prize[18], Sakharov Prize[19], and Monismanien Prize[20].

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  19. [18] . svenskapen.se. Retrieved . svenskapen.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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