Cleric calls for Salman Rushdie to be barred from India
Satanic Verses author's scheduled appearance at Jaipur literary festival meets opposition from Muslim seminary
Salman Rushdie was at the centre of a row on Tuesday in his native India after an influential conservative Indian Muslim cleric said the British author and essayist should not be allowed to visit the country to speak at a prestigious literary festival.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, 10 January, 2012
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