The Satanic Verses author has received the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.
Author Sir Salman Rushdie has called for the unconditional defence of freedom of expression as he received a prestigious German prize that recognises his literary work as well as his resolve in the face of constant danger.
Sir Salman has a memoir coming out about the attack that left him blind in his right eye and with a damaged left hand. Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had condemned passages referring to the Prophet Mohammed in Sir Salman’s 1988 novel The Satanic Verses as blasphemous. Iranian kingpin who smuggled 10,000 migrants to UK in Europe-wide criminal operation is jailed for 11 yearsJoe Biden describes the 'shock, pain and rage' of Hamas attack on Israel and compares it to 'fifteen 9/11s'
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