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Nobel Literature Prize may laud freedom of expression, say experts

"To honor its promise of more diversity, the Academy now consults external experts to better understand the scope of works coming from further afield" STOCKHOLM,...

Rushdie’s new novel out after knife attack

Six months after being stabbed, British author Salman Rushdie on Tuesday publishes his new novel “Victory City,” an “epic tale” of a 14th-century woman...

Rushdie stab suspect pleads not guilty

Mayville—The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie at a literary event pleaded not guilty on Thursday to attempted murder and assault charges at a...

Iran denies link with Rushdie’s attacker, blames writer

Iran on Monday denied any link with the attacker of British author Salman Rushdie but blamed the writer himself for "insulting" Islam in the...

Agent says Rushdie on ‘road to recovery’ after stabbing

NEW YORK—Salman Rushdie is on the road to recovery and showing signs of his “feisty and defiant” self, family and friends said Sunday, days...

Activists accuse Iran of responsibility for Rushdie attack

By Stuart Williams Iran's rulers bear responsibility for the attack against the British writer Salman Rushdie as the Islamic republic never repudiated a 1989 order...

Author JK Rowling gets online threat

Scottish police said on Sunday they were investigating an apparent "online threat" made to Harry Potter author JK Rowling in response to her tweet...

Salman Rushdie stabbed, may lose an eye

Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after an Iranian fatwa ordered his killing, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye following...

February 14, 1989: The fatwa against Salman Rushdie

Friday’s knife attack on Salman Rushdie comes more than 33 years after the fatwa against him by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in...

Writer Salman Rushdie turns from fatwa fugitive to free speech hero

Paris"•On February 14, 1989 Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini called for British writer Salman Rushdie to be killed for writing “The Satanic Verses”,...
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