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Salman Rushdie: writers gather in New York to read author’s works in solidarity

Event organized by Pen America champions freedom to write after novelist survived assassination attempt last week

The Guardian - US · Aug 19, 2022

Editorial: An attack on Rushdie — and free society

In 1989, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then the supreme leader of Iran, issued a fatwa that called for the killing of author Salman Rushdie for his portrayal of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad in his novel "The Satanic Verses."

Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022

Since 1989, threats to Salman Rushdie have sparked support and debate on free speech

Last week's attack has reignited debates over free speech, censorship and offensiveness that were already heated back in 1989, when an op-ed by a former president called Rushdie's book an "insult."

WEKU · Aug 19, 2022

Over 100 notable writers call on President Murmu to support free expression

Collection of writings on India at 75 also released; Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri among contributors 

The Hindu · Aug 15, 2022

Salman Rushdie’s grave fears for Indian democracy published in PEN anthology

Rushdie’s words, written before last week’s attack in New York, are aired in a new anthology alongside other leading authors

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2022

Author Salman Rushdie taken to hospital after attack in New York State

Author Salman Rushdie was on Friday recovering from surgery in hospital after he was stabbed in the neck as he was about to give a lecture in New York state.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 12, 2022

‘This is shocking’: writers and celebrities horrified by Salman Rushdie attack

Author, who has previously faced death threats, was stabbed as he was about to deliver a lecture in western New York

The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: Book-banning is on the rise, as part of the far-right's assault on democracy

Attacks on books occupy a special place among the signposts of philistinism and anti-democratic suppression.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 27, 2022

Fireproof copy of The Handmaid’s Tale sells at auction for £103,000

In a promotional video ahead of the sale, the Canadian author, 82, blasted the book with a flamethrower to test its fire-resistance.

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

'Unburnable' copy of Handmaid's Tale auctioned for $130,000

A specially commissioned, unburnable edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” has been auctioned for $130,000, Sotheby’s announced Tuesday

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022