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35 years after The Satanic Verses controversy, newly unearthed letters reveal some uncomfortable truths

YoopyaNov 14, 2024November 14, 20240

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is famous for his forthright statements to other world leaders. In March 1989, Mahathir wrote a letter to then UK Prime Minister Margaret

Salman Rushdie’s memoir of his onstage attack is among contenders for a top nonfiction prize

YoopyaSep 5, 2024September 5, 20240

LONDON (AP) — Salman Rushdie’s account of a stabbing attack that blinded him in one eye is among contenders announced Thursday for a prestigious nonfiction book

Rushdie says local government did not allow visit to Indian city

YoopyaFeb 2, 20130

(Reuters) – British author Salman Rushdie accused local authorities on Friday of making it impossible for him to visit the Indian city of Kolkata to

Rushdie says writers losing influence in West

YoopyaSep 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Salman Rushdie believes literature has lost much of its influence in the West, and movie stars like George Clooney and Angelina Jolie have

Salman Rushdie: Satanic Verses ‘would not be published today’

YoopyaSep 17, 20120

Sir Salman Rushdie has said he does not think his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses would be published today because of a climate of “fear