I Suppose It Was Only A Matter Of Time.

[piggynose]

S.Rushdie has been stabbed in a New York theatre.
I'm sorry I haven't got a link.
Anybody else not surprised?

[Bobbisox1]

https://news.sky.com/story/author-salman-rushdie-attacked-on-stage-at-event-in-new-york-12671352

No not really, there’s still those that want revenge for Satanic Verses

[Ken4155]

Given the choice of weapon in the US is the gun, i'm surprised he was stabbed.

[bobbinwales]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news

[FatticusInch]

Not really. Fundamentalist nutters won’t ever let it go.
Or he’s been unlucky and attacked by ‘someone with psychological problems’ to fit in with the snowflakes.
It’ll invariably be one or the other.
Odd subject for him to be lecturing on though, American housing?

[davebro]

Sir Salman was there to take part in a discussion about the US serving as asylum for writers and artists in exile and "as a home for freedom of creative expression", according to the institution's website.

[FatticusInch]

The link initially mentioned housing?
Doesn’t really matter I guess!

[Prudie]

I remember years ago when the fatwa (or whatever it was called) was set against him I thought poor man, he will have to spend the rest of his life in constant terror and hiding. I had hoped it had all finally gone away way but no. Poor man.

[burlyshirley]

Was the fatwa still standing then ?? I thought all of that was forgotten as it was so long ago. Poor man. I'm surprised piggy.

[Peter Pedant]

// writers and artists in exile and "as a home for freedom of creative expression"//
thank god the americans dont do irony

they always get you in the eeeeeennnnnddd!

Amritsar massacre 1918 ( no "what dat den"s please ) - Michael O'Dwyer (*)......in 1940, in retaliation for the massacre, O'Dwyer was assassinated by the Indian revolutionary Udham Singh. - - wh was later hanged.

not only British Raj or poets - Mrs Gandhi was killed by her own bodyguard ( bad chooser I say) -who had sworn allegiance to her personally BUT had previously sworn to lie to advance the cause of her DDDDDEEEEEEAAAATTTTTHHHHH!
oops

I think I will keep inside tonight

One eye witness said he turned his camera on - but I havent seen any clip

(*) no not Dyer - ( standard who he den please) he was someone else and is er famous for Dyer's crawling order ( no not o'Dwyer's crawling order)

if you have got down to here without murmuring "who/what /where dat den" even once - well done say I !

[Peter Pedant]

Was the fatwa still standing then

yes and no - two groups one who says "oh it gone, that's OK" and the other which says " once a fatwa always a fatwa and cannot be called back: he will DDDDIIIIIIEEE!" - like being a cubby-wubby) - and THEY carry around a snickersnee ( hem hem what dat - no no shush) - they carry around a snickersnee just in case

[naomi24]

Fatwas are very rarely revoked. The book isn’t even a good read but it’s based on a touchy subject - one that could be described as haram.

[Hazi-Hammenuhoth]

They had protests in Bradford against him back in the day. With respect, he's done well to make it to 75 without being murdered.

[Deskdiary]

I tried to read it once, and found it utterly incomprehensible and gave up at about page 50…and I did English Lit at university so I’ve read my fair share of challenging books (I stick to Lee Child nowadays), so IF this dreadful stabbing was as a result of his book, I’d be willing to bet my left arm the stabber hasn’t read it so has no clue.

[naomi24]

DD, I’d bet he hasn’t read it too. More than he dare do.

[Canary42]

They don't have to have read it - they do it for the promise of 72 virgins.

[fiveleaves]

Shall we all just jump to conclusions. The motive hasn't actually been established yet

[Deskdiary]

My ignorance of religion knows no bounds, so this is a genuine question.

Do they actually believe there’ll be 72 virgins waiting for them?

[naomi24]

They do indeed - although rumour has it that the promise has been mistranslated and it’s actually 72 raisins. :o)

[Deskdiary]

Did you not see my capitalised IF fiveleaves?

If discussions on AB were limited to proven facts and speculation was scorned, AB would be a barren wasteland.

[Untitled]

I have never read the Satanic Verses… think now might be a good time to buy a copy or two….