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Salman Rushdie fatwa: 30 years on - BBC Newsnight
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February 12, 2019
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13:58Now PlayingIt’s been 30 years since a fatwa was issued against Salman Rushdie over his novel, The Satanic Verses.
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How did that seismic event change perceptions of Islam and the debate around free speech?
His lawyer at the time, Geoffrey Robertson QC, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell and Dr Farzana Shaikh join Emily Maitlis.
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