Geoffrey Howe on Salman Rushdie affair

Title

Geoffrey Howe on Salman Rushdie affair

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:50

Description

Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe talks to John Fraser about the Government’s decision to join Europe in condemning Iran and closing its mission in Tehran in response to the issuing of the fatwa on author Salman Rushdie over his book The Satanic Verses. On the likely effect on diplomatic relations; support from the EEC over the affair; effect on British hostages in Lebanon; and views on Rushdie and his book.

Contributors

Geoffrey Howe; John Fraser

Keywords

Books; Authors; Iran; EEC; Embassies and consulates; Tehran; International relations; Freedom of expression; Novelists; Diplomacy; Lebanon; Hostages; Islam; Diplomats; Muslims; Salman Rushdie; Islamic law; The Satanic Verses; Controversial literature; Fatwa

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