No, I am not joking. Some really fantastic news
Salman Rushdie, who went into hiding under threat of death after an Iranian fatwa, has been knighted by the Queen.
His book The Satanic Verses offended Muslims worldwide and a bounty was placed on his head in 1989.
But since the Indian-born author returned to public life in 1999, he has not shied away from controversy.
A devout secularist, he backed Commons Leader Jack Straw over comments on Muslim women and veils and has warned against Islamic "totalitarianism".
The son of a successful businessman, Sir Salman was born into a Muslim family in Mumbai in 1947.
He was educated in England at Rugby School and studied history at Cambridge University.
4 comments:
Looks like IBA is reconstituting nicely, with some of the old timers drifting back.
A great poke in the eye for the MCB. Great news.
Hell yeah, anon, you betta believe it, as you yanks would say :)
'Sir Salman said veils "suck" '
(well... some veils suck)
Carry on, ....GOOD EFFING SHOW!
I love it.
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