“Salman Rushdie—with his insight into humanity, with his unmatched sense for story, with his refusal to be intimidated or silenced—stands for essential, universal ideals,” Biden said in the statement.
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Salman Rushdie attacked ahead of lecture in New York
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Authors on the Salman Rushdie attack: ‘A society cannot survive without free speech’
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or st…
British-Indian writer Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage in New York ahead of a speaking event in Chautaugua. Here is rundown of his career as a writer.
Salman Rushdie, whose writing has drawn anger in parts of the Islamic world and a whose life has been subject to an Iranian bounty for 33 years, was attacked as he prepared to give a lecture at an event in western New York on Friday.
“Salman Rushdie—with his insight into humanity, with his unmatched sense for story, with his refusal to be intimidated or silenced—stands for essential, universal ideals,” Biden said in the statement.
The terrible attack on author Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state this month offers important lessons about freedom, literature and hate
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