Why Salman Rushdie’s imagination cannot be stopped
In his first interview since the attack on his life, the novelist refuses to be defined as target or victim.
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Ian McEwan’s long look back
The novelist on Liz Truss, Salman Rushdie, and why he finally decided to write his own story into his new…
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France and the fatwa
The attack on Salman Rushdie has exposed the deepening fault lines in French culture.
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Storytelling must prevail in a world in which democracy is under threat
The attack on Salman Rushdie was not an isolated incident, but connected to the political and cultural changes we are…
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How the fatwa against Salman Rushdie changed British identity
In 1989 a new global conflict began that still defines our time: a war of power, wealth and dogma.
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Leader: In defence of the open society
A healthy liberal democracy must guarantee freedom of expression; it must not guarantee freedom from offence.
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From the NS archive: Do you dare like this book?
3 March 1989: The challenge the fatwa against Salman Rushdie sets all writers.
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It’s crass to blame cancel culture for what happened to Salman Rushdie
Having a bounty placed on your head by an ayatollah isn’t the same as being mocked on Twitter.
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