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Rushdie lived in hiding for years after Ayatollah Khomeini declared a fatwa on him for his “blasphemous” novel “The Satanic Verses.” So it was a surprise when Rushdie entered the seminar classroom not ...
In recent weeks, something extraordinary has happened in Gaza. Ordinary Palestinians have taken to the streets to protest ...
The CIA Book Club’, by Charlie English, recounts the secret history of the CIA’s literary warfare programme during the Cold War ...
that while like many Muslims he found the Satanic Verses highly offensive to Muslims and their faith, at no stage did he advocate for or campaign for Mr Rushdie to be lynched or in any way harmed.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Newaygo County man has admitted to driving from his home in Grant to Salem, Massachusetts, because he wanted to destroy a Satanic Temple. Luke Terpstra built what ...
Authors Salman Rushdie, Anne Michaels and Madeleine Thien will be featured at the annual Blue Metropolis Festival. Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival is an annual multi-lingual ...
The rave of the town at the moment, no thanks to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), is Tell Your Papa, a one-tracker by Eedris Abdulkareem. Eedris’ protest song is directed at Seyi ...
Author John Irving’s book about a boy with a “wrecked voice” who believes he’s an instrument of God is a staple on high ...
William Morrow picks up a Pulitzer Prize–nominated playwright’s debut novel, Poisoned Pen bags a buzzy psychological thriller, Ten Speed Graphic readies a Rebecca Yarros adaptation, and more ...
The Salman Rushdie affair was a turning point in the radicalisation of parts of the British Muslim population - Pierre Boussel/AFP ...