Howe stands firm against Rushdie fatwa

Title

Howe stands firm against Rushdie fatwa

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

16 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:26

Description

Foriegn Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe makes it clear at a Foreign Press Association lunch that Britain will not accept incitement to violence against Salman Rushdie and publishers of The Satanic Verses following issuing of a fatwa by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini. He outlines diplomatic action being taken but refuses to comment on threats by an Iranian group to bomb British Airways planes flying to India. Rushdie’s MP Chris Smith says he is in hiding and is very worried. Lisa Hampele reports for Update programme.

Contributors

Geoffrey Howe; Chris Smith; Lisa Hampele

Keywords

Authors; Iran; Terrorism; UK; International relations; Diplomacy; Publishers; Diplomats; Salman Rushdie; Ruhollah Khomeini; Update (radio programme); The Satanic Verses; Controversial literature; Fatwa

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