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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 from outside’

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What links Jean Rhys to Salman Rushdie? The Saturday quiz

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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 Friday.

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 order made in Sir Salman Rushdie attacker case

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

The Independent UK

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, pandemic novel

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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 they need more time to review it

The Independent UK

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

Chautauqua Institution re-examines security after Salman Rushdie attack

When the author was attacked earlier this month, he was taking the stage at New York's Chautauqua Institution. The storied place in American cultural life is now rethinking how open it should be.

WEKU

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 to death.

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 fellow comedian Dave Chappelle and author Salman Rushdie were both attacked on stage

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JK Rowling: Social media is a gift for people who want to behave in a malign way

The author recently received a threat on Twitter after voicing her support for Sir Salman Rushdie.

The Conversation

Salman Rushdie wasn't the first novelist to suffer an assassination attempt by someone who hadn't read their book

Hadi Matar, the man charged with the attempted murder of the distinguished novelist Salman Rushdie, admitted that he had only “read like two pages” of “The Satanic Verses,” Rushdie’s 1988 novel that angered fundamentalist Muslims around the world. Iran’s former Supreme Leader, Ayatalloh Ruhollah Khomeini, who announced a fatwa calling…

The Independent UK

Hunted in Brooklyn: Activist targeted by Iran says attack on Salman Rushdie made her more determined

Maish Alinejad survived two assassination plots in as many years. She talks to Richard Hall about her work and living in safe houses.

The Conversation

Chautauqua, where Salman Rushdie was attacked, has a long history of promoting free speech and learning for the public good

On Aug. 20, 2022, a large crowd gathered in front of the New York Public Library to hear prominent authors such as Kiran Desai, Gay Talese and Colum McCann read from novelist Salman Rushdie’s works. The event was organized as a demonstration of support for Rushdie after he was brutally…

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The Hindu

After 2 weeks, India calls Salman Rushdie attack ‘horrific’

India has always stood against violence and extremism, says External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi

The Times of India

India condemns attack on Salman Rushdie

NEW DELHI: In its first reaction to the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, India on Thursday condemned the "horrific attack" and wished him a speedy recovery.

The Hindu

When freedoms and imagination are threatened, ‘read dangerously’

Why readers and writers will have to fight against a closing in of culture more than ever

WEKU

Exiled writers reflect on freedom of speech in America in light of Rushdie attack

For dissident writers fleeing persecution overseas, the United States has long been a safe haven, a place where freedom of expression is tolerated and, even, valued.

The Independent UK

Biden administration responds to Iran's offer on nuke deal

The Biden administration says it has responded to Iran’s latest offer to resume its compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, but neither side is offering a definitive path to revive the agreement, which has been on life-support since former President Donald Trump withdrew from it in 2018

France 24

US and Iran edge closer to a nuclear deal as Tehran drops some demands

The Biden administration is expected to weigh in this week on Iran’s latest offer to resume its compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but neither side is offering a definitive path to revive the agreement, which has been on life-support since former President Donald Trump withdrew from it in…

The Independent UK

US, Iran inch closer to nuke deal but high hurdles remain

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