Taslima Nasrin - Awards

Awards

Taslima has received a number of international awards in recognition of her uncompromising demand for freedom of expression. Awards and Honours given to her include the following:

• Ananda literary Award, India, 1992
• Natyasava Award, Bangladesh, 1992
• Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thoughts from the European Parliament, 1994
• Human Rights Award from the Government of France, 1994
• Edict of Nantes Prize from France, 1994
• Kurt Tucholsky Prize, Swedish PEN, Sweden, 1994
• Hellman-Hammett Grant from Human Rights Watch, USA, 1994
• Humanist Award from Human-Etisk Forbund, Norway, 1994
• Feminist of the Year from Feminist Majority Foundation, USA, 1994
• Honorary Doctorate from Ghent University, Belgium, 1995
• Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service, Germany, 1995
• Monismanien Prize from Uppsala University, Sweden, 1995
• Distinguished Humanist Award from International Humanist and Ethical Union, Great Britain, 1996
• Humanist Laureate from International Academy for Humanism, USA, 1996
• Ananda literary Award, India, 2000
• Global Leader for Tomorrow, World Economic Forum, 2000
• Erwin Fischer Award, International League of non-religious and atheists (IBKA), Germany, 2002
• Freethought Heroine Award, Freedom From Religion Foundation, USA, 2002
• Fellowship at Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA, 2003
• UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the promotion of tolerance and non-violence, 2004
• Honorary Doctorate from American University of Paris, 2005
• Grand Prix International Condorcet-Aron, 2005
• Sharatchandra literary award, West Bengal, India, 2006
• Honorary citizenship of Paris, France, 2008
• Simone de Beauvoir Prize, 2008
• Fellowship at New York University, USA, 2009
• Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, USA, 2009
• Feminist Press award, USA, 2009