Salman Rushdie fatwa

Title

Salman Rushdie fatwa

Genre

Interview

TX Date

22 May 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

Christopher Terry interviews Frances D’Souza, chairwoman of the Rushdie Defence Committee, about reports the Iranian government is distancing itself from the fatwa on the author of the Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie. The writer has been in hiding since publication of the controversial book, condemned by Islamic leaders as blasphemous.

Contributors

Christopher Terry; Frances D’Souza

Keywords

Books; Authors; Iran; Human rights; Writers; UK; Great Britain; International relations; Novelists; Novels; Islam; Freedom of speech; Salman Rushdie; The Satanic Verses; Controversial literature; Fatwa; Rushdie Defence Committee

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