Taslima Nasrin, a Bangladeshi author sits at her reading room in Dhaka in December 1994. Embattled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin said Thursday she can't surrender to court as she fears assassination by Islamic extremists who accuse her of blaspheming Islam. Nasrin, 36, faces a warrant of arrest for allegedly offending religious sentiments of Muslims in a civil suit that requires her to appear in court. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)