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Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
The novel was banned in 1988 for content deemed offensive to Islam, and its publication led to global unrest, including violent attacks and a fatwa against Rushdie.
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Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' Returns To India After 36-Year Ban
British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's controversial book "The Satanic Verses" has quietly returned to India 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government.
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Salman Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' Can Be Imported? 1988 Ban Order Missing
The three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the original notification that imposed the ban.
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Ban On Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' Does Not Exist, Court Rules
The Delhi High Court has closed the proceedings on a petition challenging the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to ban the import of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel "The Satanic Verses" in 1988.
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Salman Rushdie Replies To Person Who Said His Books Are S***
On February 9, Mr Rushdie took to Twitter to announce its release in India. However, one user decided to comment on his books and writing style.
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Salman Rushdie Attacked: 5 Facts About The Controversial Author
Author Salman Rushdie, whose controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa, was stabbed on stage at an event on Friday in New York.
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Salman Rushdie Attacked: What Authors Wrote On Twitter
Salman Rushdie, the British author, was today attacked on stage during an event in New York. The author's controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa that forced him to move to the US.
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Salman Rushdie Stabbed In Neck At New York Event, Taken To Hospital: 10 Points
Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck at an event in New York, US, on Friday. Details were scarce about his condition and the attacker, who has been detained. The 75-year-old author's writings have in the past led to threats.
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Salman Rushdie, Padma Lakshmi And More React To Viral Article On Indian Food
Indians pride themselves on the variety of delicious food found throughout the country. So, when a famous US daily tweeted a controversial opinion about Indian food, they received immense backlash on Twitter.
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New Book Shows How Margaret Thatcher Protected Salman Rushdie In 1989
The latest biography of Margaret Thatcher sheds new light on the role played by the former British Prime Minister in protecting Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie after a fatwa was issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 over the release of his controversial book 'The Satanic Verses''.
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Congress Distances Itself from P Chidambaram's Remarks on Salman Rushdie's Book
Congress today distanced itself from former Finance Minister P Chidambaram's statement that the banning of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses' by the Rajiv Gandhi government was wrong.
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Rajiv Gandhi Government Wrong in Banning Salman Rushdie's Book: P Chidambaram
Twenty-seven years after the then Rajiv Gandhi government banned Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses', former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said it was "wrong."
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Saudi Arabia Summons Czech Envoy Over 'Satanic Verses'
Saudi Arabia has summoned the Czech ambassador over a new translation of British writer Salman Rushdie's controversial book "Satanic Verses", official media said Friday.
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Indian-Origin Author Assaulted in South Africa
An Indian-origin author in South Africa has been brutally assaulted and verbally abused after she praised controversial writer Salman Rushdie whose work has angered Muslims around the world.
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Pakistani Schools Network Observes Anti-Malala Day
An association of Pakistani schools held an "I am not Malala" day on Monday, condemning young Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai for what it called her support for controversial novelist Salman Rushdie.
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Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
The novel was banned in 1988 for content deemed offensive to Islam, and its publication led to global unrest, including violent attacks and a fatwa against Rushdie.
-
Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' Returns To India After 36-Year Ban
British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's controversial book "The Satanic Verses" has quietly returned to India 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government.
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Salman Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' Can Be Imported? 1988 Ban Order Missing
The three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the original notification that imposed the ban.
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Ban On Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' Does Not Exist, Court Rules
The Delhi High Court has closed the proceedings on a petition challenging the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to ban the import of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel "The Satanic Verses" in 1988.
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Salman Rushdie Replies To Person Who Said His Books Are S***
On February 9, Mr Rushdie took to Twitter to announce its release in India. However, one user decided to comment on his books and writing style.
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Salman Rushdie Attacked: 5 Facts About The Controversial Author
Author Salman Rushdie, whose controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa, was stabbed on stage at an event on Friday in New York.
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Salman Rushdie Attacked: What Authors Wrote On Twitter
Salman Rushdie, the British author, was today attacked on stage during an event in New York. The author's controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa that forced him to move to the US.
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Salman Rushdie Stabbed In Neck At New York Event, Taken To Hospital: 10 Points
Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck at an event in New York, US, on Friday. Details were scarce about his condition and the attacker, who has been detained. The 75-year-old author's writings have in the past led to threats.
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Salman Rushdie, Padma Lakshmi And More React To Viral Article On Indian Food
Indians pride themselves on the variety of delicious food found throughout the country. So, when a famous US daily tweeted a controversial opinion about Indian food, they received immense backlash on Twitter.
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New Book Shows How Margaret Thatcher Protected Salman Rushdie In 1989
The latest biography of Margaret Thatcher sheds new light on the role played by the former British Prime Minister in protecting Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie after a fatwa was issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 over the release of his controversial book 'The Satanic Verses''.
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Congress Distances Itself from P Chidambaram's Remarks on Salman Rushdie's Book
Congress today distanced itself from former Finance Minister P Chidambaram's statement that the banning of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses' by the Rajiv Gandhi government was wrong.
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Rajiv Gandhi Government Wrong in Banning Salman Rushdie's Book: P Chidambaram
Twenty-seven years after the then Rajiv Gandhi government banned Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses', former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said it was "wrong."
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Saudi Arabia Summons Czech Envoy Over 'Satanic Verses'
Saudi Arabia has summoned the Czech ambassador over a new translation of British writer Salman Rushdie's controversial book "Satanic Verses", official media said Friday.
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Indian-Origin Author Assaulted in South Africa
An Indian-origin author in South Africa has been brutally assaulted and verbally abused after she praised controversial writer Salman Rushdie whose work has angered Muslims around the world.
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Pakistani Schools Network Observes Anti-Malala Day
An association of Pakistani schools held an "I am not Malala" day on Monday, condemning young Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai for what it called her support for controversial novelist Salman Rushdie.
