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Rushdie glad he wrote 'The Satanic Verses'
Indian origin British author Sir Salman Rushdie has defended his controversial book "the Satanic Verses". This title created a big uproar among muslims all over world and earned its...
UPDATE: Publisher Now In Hiding After Muslim Death Threat
Publisher Martin Rynja is now in hiding after Muslim extremists pronounce sentence of death if he goes ahead with the publication of 'The Jewel of Medina'."Muslim extremists have warned the publisher of a novel...
created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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535 views | 32 recommendations | 18 comments
Salman Rushdie Condemns Cancellation of Muhammad Novel
" Rushdie, whose "The Satanic Verses" led to a death decree in 1989 from Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and forced the author to live for years under police protection, said the Random House Publishing Group had allowed itself to be intimidated. "I am very disappointed...'Rushdie sought money from cops for protecting him’
Famous British author of Indian origin Salman Rushdie is known for his controversial writings and girl friends. Not many people knows about his personal behaviour. A new book written by his former bodyguard...New writing success for Salman Rushdie
"The bookshop trestle table clearly ain't big enough for the both of them. Novelist Salman Rushdie yesterday claimed to have broken wine writer Malcolm Gluck's record for book signings after adding his full name to 1,000 books on a tour to promote his latest novel. "His...Rushdie wins Best of Booker prize
Sir Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children has won the Best of the Booker prize, as voted for by the public." The 1981 book beat five other former Booker winners shortlisted from the prize's 40-year...Salman Rushdie Wins Best of Booker Prize
Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie has beat out an esteemed list of finalists, including J.M. Coetzee, Peter Carey, and Nadine Gordimer, to win the "Best of the Booker" prize for his celebrated novel Midnight's...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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271 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
US Magazines: Canadians World's Top Intellectuals'
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWow, who knew we were so Brainy, after reading this, I rushed to check my phone messages. No doubt I was out when they called."PARIS - Liberal deputy leader...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Wilders film ‘Fitna’ in Nederland and Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’ pl...
A turmoil of movies, literature, theater, actors, police and religious Islamic beliefs:.After..” dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders released a film (Fitna) criticizing Islam and its holy book the Koran on...The Lost Children
"In the summer of 1995, an Iranian man named Majid Yourdkhani allowed a friend to photocopy pages from “The Satanic Verses,” the Salman Rushdie novel, at the small print shop that he owned in Tehran."New Salman Rushdie Book Due in June
Since the fatwa-scale firestorm of controversy erupted over the publication of The Satanic Verses, Sir Salman Rushdie has demonstrated that he is not only a provocative, but also a masterfully talented and...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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734 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Sir Salman Rushide Bounty Increases to $150K
Attention has returned to the head of Salman Rushdie. As soon as the sword passed over his shoulders knighting him the bounty on his head increased and it was made clear that he shall never ever be forgiven....Rushdie defends Grass over Waffen-SS revelation - Guardian Unlimited
" Storm grows over Grass's belated SS confessions Stuart Jeffries meets 'the Quentin Tarantino of opera' Calixto Bieito Harry Potter is better known in US than Blair Friends in high places help push Jiang's works up bestseller list Man Booker judges serve up a familiar...
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