Perhaps the notification was as fictitious as the characters in the novel; perhaps there are other notifications that do not exist but continue to rule our lives. The Satanic Verses ...
In these dreams, Gibreel encounters another central character, which is reminiscent of Islam’s account of the angel’s encounters with Prophet Muhammad. Author Salman Rushdie poses with his 1988 book ...
Why was the ban imposed? Upon publication of the Satanic Verses in 1988, Muslims worldwide were outraged by a character called “Mahound,” who appears in dream sequences in the novel and was alleged to ...
Correspondence between Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad and Britain’s Margaret Thatcher showed how differently the Muslim world ...
India's three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the ...
Salman Rushdie’s novel “The Satanic Verses” has not been legal to import into India for decades. But that’s changed, because the physical notification of the 1988 edict can’t be found. Host Marco ...
A court in New Delhi, India, closed proceedings on a petition filed five years ago that challenged the then-government's decision to ban the import of Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses." ...
India, the writer Salman Rushdie’s home country, became the first place to impose restrictions on his novel “The Satanic Verses” in 1988, just nine days after its initial publication in ...
(AFP) Here's some good news for Salman Rushdie's fans. 'The Satanic Verses', a controversial novel by India-born British author Salman Rushdie, can now be imported into India after 36 years of ban ...
The Delhi high court has said that an import ban on author Salman Rushdie’s controversial 1988 book The Satanic Verses appeared to be “non-existent”. The Delhi high court has said that an ...
The Delhi Court has overturned the ban on British author Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel, The Satanic Verses after authorities failed to produce the original notification banning it when ...