David Remnick, the longtime editor of the New Yorker, has written a new profile of the novelist Salman Rushdie. In 1989, Iran’s Supreme Leader declared Rushdie’s book, “The Satanic Verses,” blasphemous and issued a “fatwa” calling for his assassination. Last August, Rushdie was attacked — and nearly killed — on stage at a conference in New York State. Preet speaks with Remnick about how Rushdie has responded to the threats on his life, the price he’s paid for his art, and the importance of free speech.
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