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Salman Rushdie book pulled from shelves of W. H. Smith

Title
Salman Rushdie book pulled from shelves of W. H. Smith
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
15 Jan 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:02:31
Description
Report on the arson threats that have forced W. H. Smith to withdraw The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie from its stores in Bradford. A copy was ceremonially burned by angry Muslims, forcing product manager Mark White to pull the books from the shelves before the store was burned down. Secretary of the city’s Council for Mosques, Sayed Abdul Quddus defends the Muslims’ stance. Mike Jones reports for Pennine Radio.
Contributors
Pennine Radio; Mike Jones; Mark White; Sayed Abdul Quddus
Keywords
Books; Authors; Crime; Religion; Interethnic relations; Censorship; Novels; Islam; Bradford; West Yorkshire; Bookshops; Arson; Muslims; W. H. Smith; Salman Rushdie; The Satanic Verses; Controversial literature; Council for Mosques (Bradford)

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