Salmon Rushdie not in violation of blasphemy laws

Title

Salmon Rushdie not in violation of blasphemy laws

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

9 Apr 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

The British Muslim Action Front claimed that author Salman Rushdie and his publishers should face criminal charges for blasphemy against the Muslim faith for his novel The Satanic Verses, but Lord Justice Tasker Watkins ruled that the blasphemy laws only apply to Christianity, and the case was dismissed. Muhammad Aqtar(?) and Ali Azhar, acting for the Front, express their disappointment in the justice system. Bob Gregory of Penguin Books expresses his delight and relief at the outcome. George Matheson reports.

Contributors

George Matheson; Bob Gregory; Muhammad Aqtar(?); Ali Azhar

Keywords

Books; Authors; Legislation; Law; Religion; Censorship; Novels; Legal decisions; Trials; Christianity; Islam; Judges; Lawyers; Muslims; Salman Rushdie; The Satanic Verses; Controversial literature; Penguin Books; British Muslim Action Front; Tasker Watkins

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