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Nobel Prize Season Arrives amid War, Nuclear Fears, Hunger

This year's Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe…

Asharq Al-Awsat

JK Rowling 'Twitter threat' faces no further action, Police Scotland confirm

The incident occurred on Friday August 12 after she reacted to the news of fellow author Salman Rushdie being stabbed…

Daily Record

Police drop investigation into ‘online threat’ made to JK Rowling over support for Sir Salman Rushdie

The threat was made from outside the UK, a spokesperson for Police Scotland said

Manchester Evening News

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Police drop investigation into 'online threat' made to JK Rowling after Salman Rushdie support

A police investigation into an 'online threat' made to Harry Potter author JK Rowling after she supported Salman Rushdie in…

Daily Mirror

JK Rowling: Police drop investigation into ‘online threat’ made to Harry Potter author

Author shared screenshots of a message from a user who had written ‘don’t worry you are next’ in response to…

The Independent UK

Police drop investigation into ‘online threat’ made to JK Rowling

The author shared screenshots of a message from a user who had written ‘don’t worry you are next’ in response…

The Independent UK

Philip Pullman calls for inquiry into writers’ trade union the Society of Authors

The writer, president of the SoA for nine years before he stood down in March, claims the organisation needs ‘investigation…

The Guardian - UK

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Chicago Tribune

What links Jean Rhys to Salman Rushdie? The Saturday quiz

From americium to cli-fi, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK

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Witness protection order in Sir Salman Rushdie case to be discussed next week

The writer’s alleged attacker, Hadi Matar, appeared at Chautauqua County Court in New York state for a fifth time on…

The Independent UK

US considering Iran sanctions over Salman Rushdie attack

American officials weigh fresh sanctions as prospects of nuclear deal revival fade

The Independent UK

Request for witness protection orders made in Salman Rushdie attacker case

A protection order has been requested for witnesses in the upcoming trial against the man who attacked Sir Salman Rushdie.

Irish Independent

Request for witness protection order made in Sir Salman Rushdie attacker case

District attorney Jason Schmidt wants to keep the identities of potential witnesses secret.

The Independent UK

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Iran’s Knucklehead Assassination Strategy

Three recent incidents suggest that Iran is ready for another round with the United States, this time with new, more…

The Atlantic

The Move to Eradicate Disagreement

What troubles me when the censorious types speak is not that they speak but that their response is to call…

The Atlantic

Author Orhan Pamuk: ‘I used to have three bodyguards, now I have one’

Nobel prize winner Orhan Pamuk on Salman Rushdie’s attack, responding to extremism in Turkey – and his new, oddly prophetic,…

The Guardian - UK

Where the Hatred Comes From

What I learned in the space between death threats and bodyguards

The Atlantic

The Right to Free Speech Is Not the Right to Monologue

The attack on Salman Rushdie was not a product of modern social-justice discourse.

The Atlantic

Prosecutors in Rushdie attack want delay to review evidence

The criminal case against the man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie involves so much potential evidence that prosecutors say…

The Independent UK

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Man accused of attacking Sir Salman Rushdie makes third US court appearance

The man accused of stabbing Sir Salman Rushdie on stage last month has made a brief third appearance in a…

Irish Independent

Authors attacked like Salman Rushdie

"Satanic Verses" wasn't the first novel to provoke a fanatic who has no grasp of literature's nuances

Salon

Ian McEwan on ageing, legacy and the attack on his friend Salman Rushdie: ‘It’s beyond the edge of human cruelty’

The author’s new novel explores how global events shape individual lives – but nothing prepared him for this ‘dark moment’

The Guardian - UK

Leïla Slimani: ‘Attack on Salman Rushdie shows why we must not censor ourselves’

The bestselling author fears she too could be a target but says terrorists cannot be allowed to win

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses Enraged the Muslim World

In 1989, Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini called for the author and those involved in the book's publication to be put…

Reason

Ricky Gervais bans ice from his shows as comic says sound ruins the flow of stand-up

The Office creator bolstered his security detail to protect him while he tests new material at the Soho theatre after…

Daily Mirror