Is taslima nasrin a secular humanist or radical feminist?

Feminists struggle for equal rights. Post-feminists say that women have achieved equality and are returning to motherhood, domesticity, consumerism, etc. Radical Feminists totally dismiss patriarchy and demand female supremacy. They resemble Marxists in struggling for total and radical change in the society. But Marxists’ struggle is between classes while Radical Feminists’ struggle is between women and men.

Radical feminism is a theoretical view in feminism which considers patriarchy as the main reason for female suppression. Radical feminists claim that patriarchy ‘intentionally and systematically’ oppressed and marginalized women. According to them, ‘gender’ is a social construct created by men to glorify them and defame women. They want to get rid of patriarchy and change the society completely through revolt and revolution.

Taslima Nasreen is an award-winning writer. She is from a traditional Muslim family in Bangladesh. She becomes a writer by quitting her job as a doctor. She writes poems, columns, essays, and novels against women oppression. Her works are famous for her revolutionary views on patriarchy, religion, love, marriage, etc. This paper will analyse whether she is a secular humanist or radical feminist.