News Round-Up
30 October 2024
The Saga of the Benin Bronzes Takes a Farcical New Turn
30 October 2024
by Mike Wells
The Chairman of a British based Islamic charity in receipt of Government money praised the fatwa on Salman Rushdie less than a year ago.
Pen America has organised an event to express solidarity with Salman Rushdie in which various well-known authors will read out passages from The Satanic Verses on the steps of the New York Public Library on Friday.
In this week’s London Calling, the talking points are the FBI's raid on Mar-a-Lago and why it won't do Trump any harm, the disgraceful assault on Salman Rushdie and Jerry Sadowitz’s cancellation in Edinburgh.
J.K. Rowling has been told “You are next” by an Islamist extremist after she expressed sympathy for Salman Rushdie.
Douglas Murray has written two pieces about the attack on Salman Rushdie, one for the Telegraph, the other for the Spectator. In both, he urges British politicians to unequivocally stand behind the author.
The writer Salman Rushdie was stabbed earlier today while speaking on stage at an event in Buffalo, New York. He was air-lifted to hospital where his condition is unknown.
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