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Line 53: He also accused her of being a "[[Islam and antisemitism|Jewish spy]]."<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5121548.stm ''Cleric quizzed over author threat''], [[BBC News]], June 27, 2006</ref><ref name="khaleejtimes" /> In [[2005]], her attempt to read an [[anti-war]] poem entitled "''America''" to a large Bengali crowd attending the [[North American Bengali Conference]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] resulted in her being booed off the stage.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} This is disputed by several accounts that said she was signing autographs afterwards [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mukto-mona/message/25666]. As of 2007, Taslima has been living in exile for more than 13 years. Though she is still a citizen of Bangladesh, all the successive governments there have deliberately not taken any step to help her return to the country. She is currently living in an undisclosed location near [[New Delhi]] in India<ref>http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/26/stories/2007112650020100.htm</ref> on the basis of a periodic [[visa]] given by the Indian government. She has requested the Indian government to grant her [[Indian citizenship]].<ref>[http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7106897.stm ''Calcutta calm after day of riots''], [[BBC News]], November 22, 2007</ref> Line 83: Until [[November 22]], [[2007]], Taslima lived in the city of [[Kolkata]], India, but was forced to leave the city in a rush, following security concerns raised by a violent agitation by several Muslim groups in the city that were demanding a stay on further extension of her Indian visa. Possibly urged on by the Bengal government, she flew to Rajasthan where she stayed in a hotel in [[Jaipur]] for a night. Due to a threat of another agitation by Islamic groups in Rajasthan, she was soon shifted to New Delhi<ref>http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/nov/24taslima2.htm</ref> from where she was allegedly moved to an undisclosed location. On [[November 30]], [[2007]] Taslima agreed to removed two pages from her book ''Dwikhondito'' (''Split into two''). The book has been critisised by Muslims as anti-Islamic. Taslima made a statement saying: It had not been her intention to "hurt anybody's religious sentiments"[ ]"Now that some people in India have said they are upset with what I have said, I have decided to drop the controversial portions of the book and have told the publisher to take necessary action,"[ ]"After these portions are removed, I think there will be no more scope for controversy and all the tension so far caused should die down." Leading writers were said to have welcomed the move.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7120473.stm BBC News ''Taslima Nasreen removes comment''</ref> ==Books by Taslima Nasrin== ===Poetry=== | |||