Rushdie has shown what courage looks like,and its opposite too
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Rushdie has shown what courage looks like,and its opposite too

Salman Rushdie has illuminated the hypocrisy,delusion and cravenness of the powerful,of the West’s intellectual and literary elite,even of Joe Biden.

  • byJulie Szego

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Salman Rushdie,Charlie Hebdo,violence and cancel culture
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Crime

Salman Rushdie,Charlie Hebdo,violence and cancel culture

The author’s life kept on intersecting with dramatic events that became so commonplace it is difficult to imagine how someone might stay sane and work,defining himself as a writer and not a victim.

  • byRichard Flanagan
Why is Biden pursuing the ‘Holy Grail’ with a regime targeting its sitting ducks?
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Opinion

Why is Biden pursuing the ‘Holy Grail’ with a regime targeting its sitting ducks?

John Bolton has criticised the Biden Administration for pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran even as it attempts to murder Americans and people under US protection on US soil. And he’s not alone.

  • byPeter Hartcher
The knife of outrage finds its mark now,33 years after The Satanic Verses

The knife of outrage finds its mark now,33 years after The Satanic Verses

The reaction to Salman Rushdie’s novel in 1989 was a presentiment of our age in which words are ritually denounced as violence.

  • byChristopher Richardson
Salman Rushdie off ventilator,suspected attacker pleads not guilty to attempted murder

Salman Rushdie off ventilator,suspected attacker pleads not guilty to attempted murder

Reports say the acclaimed author was stabbed 10 times in the shocking attack at an event in New York.

  • byCarolyn Thompson
Rushdie attack:naive Westerners still refuse to accept truth about Iran’s evil regime

Rushdie attack:naive Westerners still refuse to accept truth about Iran’s evil regime

Iran never has lifted the fatwa on Sir Salman Rushdie,even as the West pretended it could be trusted.

  • byStephen Pollard
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Salman Rushdie stabbed onstage in New York
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Salman Rushdie stabbed onstage in New York

The Indian-born novelist,who spent years in hiding under death threats from Iran because of his writing,will likely lose an eye and suffered severed nerves in an arm.

  • byKanishka Singh andJonathan Allen
Jubilee honours bestowed on Murdoch daughter,Australian host of UK Masterchef

Jubilee honours bestowed on Murdoch daughter,Australian host of UK Masterchef

Businesswoman Elisabeth Murdoch,UK Masterchef’s host John Torode get gongs alongside novelist Salman Rushdie,actor Damian Lewis and singer Bonnie Tyler.

  • byLatika Bourke
The contest of ideas has become a pitched battle

The contest of ideas has become a pitched battle

Agreeing to disagree seems to be no longer acceptable in the zero sum game of opinion. But we need to get back to debating ideas rather than deleting them.

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Liberals laud controversial letter as'welcome pushback against cancel culture'

Liberals laud controversial letter as'welcome pushback against cancel culture'

Liberal MPs have welcomed a controversial open letter from 150 public intellectuals condemning attacks on free expression,saying"cancel culture"has ruined lives.

  • byJennifer Duke
Rowling,Atwood among 150 authors warning of'intolerance of opposing views'

Rowling,Atwood among 150 authors warning of'intolerance of opposing views'

They've signed a letter,titled'A Letter on Justice and Open Debate',denouncing the"restriction of debate"in modern culture.

  • byMuri Assunção