Christopher Hitchens - On C-SPAN discussing Salman Rushdie and The Satanic Verses [1989]

The publication of The Satanic Verses in September 1988 caused immediate controversy in the Islamic world because of what was perceived as an irreverent .\r
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February 21, 1989. Christopher Hitchens discussed author Salman Rushdies book The Satanic Verses and the controversy it started. He answered questions .\r
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Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (Kashmiri: अहमद सलमान रुशदी (Devanagari), احمد سلمان رشدی (Nastaʿlīq); born 19 June 1947) is a British Indian novelist and..