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	Podcast:		Please Explain
	Episode:		Salman Rushdie, Islamic fundamentalism and cancel culture
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:13:11
	Publish Date:		2022-08-18 05:37:34
	Description:		Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie thankfully survived a horrific stabbing attack in New York last weekend, although with permanent damage to his sight and body, and surely his sense of security. It is hard to imagine what life has been life for the Indian born British-American in the 34 years that have passed since his novel The Satanic Verses was banned in many Muslim countries and the Supreme Leader of Iran, the Ayatollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa ordering Rushdie’s execution. In the days since the attack by a 24-year-old New York local, the Iranian government has denied any connection to the stabbing. Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire is joined by The Age columnist Julie Szego to discuss how Salman Rushdie has evolved from standing up to Islamic fundamentalism to resisting a brand new threat: cancel culture. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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