Author Salman Rushdie Cancels India Trip Over Threats of Violence, Assassination by Islamic Protesters
- Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:40pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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JAIPUR, India (The Blaze/AP) — An Indian literary festival canceled a video conference with author Salman Rushdie days after he called off a personal appearance due to protests and threats.
Festival organizers decided to cancel the video address to avoid violence by Muslim activists gathered at the Jaipur Literary Festival, an organizer, Sanjoy Roy, said.
“We have been pushed to the wall. … Earlier today, a number of organisations came to us and threatened violence,” Roy said.
Rushdie said he called off his trip after police told him of a possible assassination threat. He planned a video conference instead, but Roy said the organizers had been threatened with violence if they went ahead with the video link.
Rushdie’s works include the Booker Prize-winning “Midnight’s Children“ and ”The Satanic Verses,” which some Muslims consider blasphemous.
Scores of protesters crowded the tent where hundreds of festival participants had gathered for the video conference.
The controversy over Rushdie’s attendance cast its shadow over the five-day festival, which was attended by tens of thousands of people who came to this city to see Oprah Winfrey and literary stars, such as Michael Ondaatje, Tom Stoppard and Tiger Mom Amy Chua.
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Depressed_American
Posted on January 26, 2012 at 1:35pmIslam, the religion of peace. Rushdie’s Death Sentence Fatwa has been on going for 25 years now……
Report Post »1947
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 10:10pmHe’s CHICKEN
Report Post »zoro51
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 6:27pmfirst off there IS NO ALLAH its a STONE IDOL man made so is islam a man made CULT of hate n death they care NOT if u wear a towel but that you follow THIER STONE MAN MADE GOD INTO HELL not heaven.. muslumns only care about one thing MURDER in anyway at all costs to ANYONE.. MUSLUMS KILL FOR NO REASON…
Report Post »broper
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 4:29pmIslam has one answer, and only one answer to any and all opposition – total submisson, or death, or both. Until the West understands that Islam is first and foremost a political movement, with one goal – global domination – we are going to try to appease (and take a step back), apologize (and take a step back), compromise (and take a step back), placate (and take a step back), pacify (and take a step back)… and suddenly we will discover they’ve taken over… we’ve surrendered our liberty, our lands, and our independence, and even then they will lop off our heads as soon as they can. The BEAST is alive and coming this way. WAKE up people.
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 12:27pmI cant believe this guy has been able to dodge assassination attempts up to now. HEY MUSLIMS if im suppposed to be terrified of you…….why cant you kill this guy.
Report Post »Billis820
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 9:32amPeople need to stand up to these terrorists. Stop living in fear. Step up protections, and tell your police to shoot to kill. We can’t alter our lives, and give into their demands. Enough is enough. I don’t care if Muslims are offended. If they have a problem with that they can kiss my ass.
Report Post »mike_trivisonno
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 7:03amCat Stevens (aka Yousef Islam) said he should be slaughtered on the altar of Allah.
Apparently muslims do not like when the Satanic Verses are brought up.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 9:10amI guess the ‘Peace Train’ doesn’t stop at Mecca.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 9:14amBoycott his re-releases and new music, too. You don‘t know where that money’s going.
Report Post »123456beatriz
Posted on January 26, 2012 at 9:49amThis is one of the reasons I stop to listen Cat Steven, religion of “Peace”. Hey CAIR religion of “Peace?” ja ja! Yes of course!
Report Post »SoulReaver
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 4:56amsorry clicked twice
Report Post »SoulReaver
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 4:51amSomeone should capture him and throw him in a trunk and drive around for about 10 minutes like on Jackass just to scare the **** out of him. he is an ass with everyone not just muslims
Report Post »teebubba
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 1:43amBecoming too irrelevant again are we Salman? Look….you got the good looking PBS cooking chick…isn’t that enough?. Your writing is rubbish no matter what group it happens to offend.
Report Post »larrylarrylarry
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 1:26amALL authors, ALL celebrities should boycott Muslim countries.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 1:17amis he seriously thinking radical muslims will not kill him ?????????
Report Post »stay home Rushdie .
TSUNAMI-22
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 1:29amI think he should take them on head first. Screw these Muslim pukes.
They hate him because he has exposed them for what they are – a totalitarian political con, replete with pedophiles and in-breds.
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