LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Satanic Verses book burnt in Bradford

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:05

Description

Salman Rushdie speaks to arts correspondent Sue Jameson about his book The Satanic Verses being burnt in Bradford by the British Muslim community and letters of support he has received from the Muslim community who are ashamed of this action. For Update programme.

Contributors

Sue Jameson; Salman Rushdie

Keywords

Books; Authors; UK; Freedom of expression; Islam; Bradford; Freedom of speech; Muslims; Update (radio programme); The Satanic Verses; Controversial literature

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