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NEW DELHI, JULY 4 Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, against whom a fatwa has been issued by Muslim extremists, is busy penning a sequel to her most controversial novel 'Lajja' and it is expected to hit the stands by the end of this year.
"The sequel 'Sharam' starts where Lajja ended. I know that it might creat controversy like the previous one. But I don't care. I hope to finish it by the time of Durga Puja," said the exiled writer in an interview to PTI from Kolkata.
"I am also working on my autobiography and have started writing the seventh chapter. Apart from that, I keep myself busy writing newspapers columns and short stories", she said.
Taslima, who targets religious extremism in 'Lajja', had earned the ire of radical Islamic groups in her country in 1994 and has since then been living in exile in Sweden, Germany, USA and France. She is based in Kolkata since 2005.
Her residential permit, which is renewable after every six months, expires on August 17.
"I have applied for extension. If Indian government decides against giving me the extension, then I don't have any other place to go. Bangladesh government doesn't allow me to enter my country and I cannot go back to Europe", said the 45-year-old Bangladeshi writer.
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