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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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