I have read the English version of "Lajja", the book that is in the middle of the whole Taslima Nasreen controversy. Its not so much a criticism of Islam as it is an indictment of Bangladeshi Muslims and the Bangladesh regime of 1992 which stood aside when thousands of Hindu temples and other Hindu property were destroyed in the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition. It chronicles the events of Hindus in Bangladesh being tortured and killed after the Babri Masjid riots and the government's plus the common Bangladeshi Muslim's apathy and sometimes even complicity towards these events. It also tracks Bangladesh's metamorphosis from a secular nation as conceived by Bangabandhu Mujibur Rahman into an Islamic republic. Finally it is the story of a 4 member Hindu family(man, woman, son and daughter) who are secular and unbiased and are true Bangladeshis at heart - they resolve to stick to the nation of their origin in spite of the numerous odds they face in life and the discrimination that is doled out to them because they belong to a minority community. Finally when the daughter is carried away by unknown persons, obviously Muslim, and their neighbours instead of sympathising with them suggest that they would be happier and safer in their "home" country (namely, India), they decide to leave Bangladesh forever and migrate to India. I can understand Bangladeshi Muslims being angry with her for writing such a story and hounding her out of Bangladesh but not Indian Muslims. Are Mus
