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Salman Rushdie did not want to be the apostle for freedom of expression. He just wanted to tell stories

Salman Rushdie did not want to be the apostle for freedom of expression. He just wanted to tell stories

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The attack on the author is a reminder that just as Midnight’s Children put literature from the subcontinent on the world literary map, The Satanic Verses put freedom of expression on the cultural map The attack on the author is a reminder that just as Midnight’s Children put literature from the subcontinent on the world […]

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Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator and talking, day after attack: agent

Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator and talking, day after attack: agent

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“The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York. Mr. Rushdie remained hospitalised with serious injuries, but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted in the evening that he was “off the ventilator […]

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