Salman Rushdie knighthood controversy
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title:
Salman Rushdie knighthood controversy
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In mid-June 2007, Salman Rushdie, the British-Indian novelist and author of the novel The Satanic Verses, was created a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II. Soon after the news of the knighthood was released protests against the honour were held in Malaysia and in Pakistan where effigies of the writer were publicly burnt. On 19 June 2007, governments in both Pakistan and Iran summoned their British ambassadors to officially protest against the award. While many groups and individuals have rene
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Islam-related controversy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie_knighthood_controversy
date created:
2007-06-22T15:18:55Z
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2024-08-29T20:07:48Z
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