Salman Rushdie has illuminated the hypocrisy,delusion and cravenness of the powerful,of the West’s intellectual and literary elite,even of Joe Biden.
The author’s life kept on intersecting with dramatic events that became so commonplace it is difficult to imagine how someone might stay sane and work,defining himself as a writer and not a victim.
John Bolton has criticised the Biden Administration for pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran even as it attempts to murder Americans and people under US protection on US soil. And he’s not alone.
The reaction to Salman Rushdie’s novel in 1989 was a presentiment of our age in which words are ritually denounced as violence.
Reports say the acclaimed author was stabbed 10 times in the shocking attack at an event in New York.
Iran never has lifted the fatwa on Sir Salman Rushdie,even as the West pretended it could be trusted.
The Indian-born novelist,who spent years in hiding under death threats from Iran because of his writing,will likely lose an eye and suffered severed nerves in an arm.
Businesswoman Elisabeth Murdoch,UK Masterchef’s host John Torode get gongs alongside novelist Salman Rushdie,actor Damian Lewis and singer Bonnie Tyler.
Agreeing to disagree seems to be no longer acceptable in the zero sum game of opinion. But we need to get back to debating ideas rather than deleting them.
Liberal MPs have welcomed a controversial open letter from 150 public intellectuals condemning attacks on free expression,saying"cancel culture"has ruined lives.
They've signed a letter,titled'A Letter on Justice and Open Debate',denouncing the"restriction of debate"in modern culture.