Salman Rushdie fatwa
- Title
- Salman Rushdie fatwa
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 22 Feb 1989
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:01:56
- Description
- Paul Woodley reports on the protests outside the Iranian embassy in New York over the Iranian death sentence on British author Salman Rushdie and a counter demonstration. Alec Dubrow, President of the Writers Union, explains why they are protesting; Abbie Hoffman, activist explains why he is there; Mike Bollabaro(?) on why they are counter demonstrating.
- Contributors
- Paul Woodley; Alec Dubrow; Abbie Hoffman; Mike Bollabaro(?)
- Keywords
- Books; Authors; Iran; Embassies and consulates; Demonstrations; New York; Novelists; Islam; Muslims; Salman Rushdie; Islamic law; The Satanic Verses; Controversial literature; Fatwa
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LBC/IRN, "Salman Rushdie fatwa". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0001600358029 (Accessed 23 Mar 2026)