Kalim Siddiqui on Rushdie fatwa

Title

Kalim Siddiqui on Rushdie fatwa

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:17

Description

Director of the Muslim Institute Dr Kalim Siddiqui following Salman Rushdie’s distancing from the blasphemous statements made by characters in The Satanic Verses and agreement not to publish a paperback edition of the book or have it translated into further languages. He says Rushdie’s actions are not sufficient for the fatwa to be lifted. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Kalim Siddiqui

Keywords

Books; Authors; Novelists; Novels; Islam; Muslims; Salman Rushdie; The Satanic Verses; Controversial literature; Fatwa

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