Miscellaneousfromwww.theguardian.com2 months agoTrial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie begins with jury selectionThe trial of Hadi Matar, charged with attempting to murder Salman Rushdie, begins with jury selection amid widespread media attention.
fromwww.nytimes.com5 months agoDigital lifeIndia Scraps Import Ban on Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses'India ended a 36-year ban on The Satanic Verses due to the absence of the original banning notification.
fromwww.theguardian.com2 months agoWritingWhen it's illegal to cause distress to believers, call it for what it is: a secular version of blasphemy | Kenan MalikRushdie's attack was fueled by symbolic outrage rather than a direct confrontation with his work.
fromwww.theguardian.com4 months agoWritingRushdie's Satanic Verses returns to Indian bookshops after 36 yearsThe Satanic Verses returns to Indian bookstores after years due to lost paperwork, not a change in attitudes towards free speech.
Miscellaneousfromwww.theguardian.com2 months agoTrial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie begins with jury selectionThe trial of Hadi Matar, charged with attempting to murder Salman Rushdie, begins with jury selection amid widespread media attention.
fromwww.nytimes.com5 months agoDigital lifeIndia Scraps Import Ban on Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses'India ended a 36-year ban on The Satanic Verses due to the absence of the original banning notification.
fromwww.theguardian.com2 months agoWritingWhen it's illegal to cause distress to believers, call it for what it is: a secular version of blasphemy | Kenan MalikRushdie's attack was fueled by symbolic outrage rather than a direct confrontation with his work.
fromwww.theguardian.com4 months agoWritingRushdie's Satanic Verses returns to Indian bookshops after 36 yearsThe Satanic Verses returns to Indian bookstores after years due to lost paperwork, not a change in attitudes towards free speech.