The Indian organizers of the largest literary festival in Asia cancelled a televised speech by author Salman Rushdie just minutes before it was scheduled, due to the threat of violent protests. Rushdie was set to address the Jaipur Literature Festival in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, but some Muslim groups opposed the […]
Rushdie Speech Cancelled Amid Threats
Posted January 24th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
The Indian organizers of one of the largest literary festivals in Asia cancelled a televised speech by author Salman Rushdie just minutes before it was scheduled, due to the threat of violent protests. Rushdie was set to address the Jaipur Literary Festival in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, but some Muslim groups […]
Banned Rushdie Book Read At Indian Festival
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Writers read passages of Salman Rushdie’s banned book, The Satanic Verses, at a literary festival Friday in India. Rushdie canceled his plans to attend the Jaipur Literary Festival after protests from Muslim clerics and warnings that he could be targeted for assassination. Hari Kunzru and Amitava Kumar were among the authors who read from the […]
Rushdie Cancels Appearance At Literary Festival
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Salman Rushdie has canceled plans to attend an Indian literary festival Friday after protests from Muslim clerics and warnings that he could be targeted for assassination. Rushdie said Indian intelligence sources had informed him “paid assassins from the Mumbai Underworld” were on their way to Jaipur to “eliminate” him. Rushdie said it would be “irresponsible” […]
Indian Muslim Group Urges Ban on Author Salman Rushdie
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Prominent Muslim clerics in India are urging the government to ban author Salman Rushdie from entering the country to attend a literary festival. Rushdie’s 1988 book The Satanic Verses was considered blasphemous by many Muslim leaders. The Indian-born author spent years in hiding after Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for his […]
