{
  "id": 52080,
  "title": "Taslima Nasrin calls for UCC across subcontinent, wants ban on madrasas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/taslima-nasrin-calls-for-ucc-across-subcontinent-wants-ban-on-madrasas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T17:05:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/taslima-nasrin-calls-for-ucc-across-subcontinent-wants-ban-on-madrasas/article71298498.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin has called for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across all countries of the Indian subcontinent, including India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Nasrin argued that implementing a UCC is essential to protect women from discrimination, as religious laws often lead to persecution and suffering. During a speech in Kolkata, she urged that \"due to religious laws, women are suffering\" and criticized madrasas for producing \"jihadis\" and enabling child abuse.\n\nNasrin's demand for UCC comes as the West Bengal government has announced plans to implement the code and has set up a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to examine the provisions of a draft UCC Bill. The author's remarks follow a time when the West Bengal government has returned her to the city after she was forced out by violent protests during the Left Front government.\n\nNasrin's comments highlight the ongoing struggle for women's equality and the role of religious laws in perpetuating discrimination and hatred in the region.",
  "summary": "Taslima Nasrin, an exiled Bangladeshi author, has called for the abolition of madrasas in the subcontinent. She claims that some madrasas produce jihadis and that child abuse and rape occur in these institutions.\n\nNasrin made these statements during a press conference in Kolkata, where she had returned after almost 19 years. She alleged that some imams and madrasa teachers have been held for such crimes, but that punishment alone is not enough and that the education system needs a transformation.\n\nNasrin also suggested that masjids have turned into \"jihad-producing factories\" and that the government should control their construction. She advocated for secular schools to replace madrasas, stating that those who pass out of madrasas often beg or survive on charity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "'Some madrasas produce jihadis, should not exist': Taslima Nasreen sparks row with remarks on religious schools",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/some-madrasas-produce-jihadis-should-not-exist-taslima-nasreen-sparks",
        "published": "2026-08-02T13:04:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}