“How fragile civilisation is… How easily and merrily a book burns!” wrote Salman Rushdie way back in 1988, in response to the burning of Satanic Verses by British Muslims. +to+die!!.JPG)
Fatwa & fame have been following him like a shadow, confining his existence either as an ‘apostate’ for Islamists or a loyal servant of Britain. It is uncommon for authors to be used & misused in a broader international political game. But Rushdie has willy-nilly allowed himself to be a tool in the long-standing dispute between the West and Iran.
When the world was on the verge of forgetting Rushdie and Iran was ready to forgive his alleged misdemeanours, the British establishment has rekindled the dormant indignation in Iran, Pakistan and other Muslim nations against the author, by blatantly conferring on him the much coveted knighthood. “Any more violence related to Rushdie affair from any section is certainly unpardonable & unacceptable,” Nadeem Ahmed, a Dubai based journalist, told B&E.
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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
+to+die!!.JPG)
Fatwa & fame have been following him like a shadow, confining his existence either as an ‘apostate’ for Islamists or a loyal servant of Britain. It is uncommon for authors to be used & misused in a broader international political game. But Rushdie has willy-nilly allowed himself to be a tool in the long-standing dispute between the West and Iran.When the world was on the verge of forgetting Rushdie and Iran was ready to forgive his alleged misdemeanours, the British establishment has rekindled the dormant indignation in Iran, Pakistan and other Muslim nations against the author, by blatantly conferring on him the much coveted knighthood. “Any more violence related to Rushdie affair from any section is certainly unpardonable & unacceptable,” Nadeem Ahmed, a Dubai based journalist, told B&E.
For Complete IIPM Article, Click here
Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
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