Salman Rushdie’s ’blasphemous’ novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ back on sale in India after 36-year ban

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Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses to be sold in India 36 years after fatwa

Delhi court allows sales of divisive novel that sent Sir Salman into hiding for a decade after officials lose the original banning order

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For decades, the "Satanic Verses" were unavailable in Salman Rushdie's birth country. Now a court in New Delhi has lifted the sales ban - with a curious justification.

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The Indian-British author Salman Rushdie's long-banned novel "The Satanic Verses" is back in Indian book circles.

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Salman Rushdie Novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ Sold In India For First Time In 36 Years

Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘The Satantic Verses’ hadn’t been sold in India, the country of the author’s birth, for 36 years, until this week. The novel, which forced the India-born author into hiding after its publication in 1988, has gone on sale at Bahrisons Booksellers in New Delhi, and the news has been met warmly by […]

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However, its reappearance has nothing to do with freedom of speech; the concession is more about the chaotic Indian bureaucracy.

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Islamic clerics demand restoring ban on Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ – Daily Trust

Days after celebrated author Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ made a comeback in India after a 36-year-old ban, Islamic clerics have once again called for the continued ban on the book. Maulana Yasood Abbas, the General Secretary of the All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB), urged the government to uphold the ban on ‘The Satanic Verses’, emphasising the importance of maintaining respect for Muslim sentiments. Maulan…