Title

Iranians expelled from Britain over Rushdie fatwa

Genre

Interview

TX Date

9 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:42

Description

Home Secretary Douglas Hurd interview on expelling Iranians closely connected with the Ayatollah Khomeini regime from the UK, 9 so far, following the issuing of the death threat against author Salman Rushdie. Also comments on possibility of Iranian death squads in the UK; his coming meeting in Seville on European cooperation over sharing intelligence on terrorism; increase in terrorism and IRA actions. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Books; Authors; Iran; Terrorism; Ayatollah Khomeini; IRA; Freedom of expression; Novelists; Islam; Intelligence service; Security; Muslims; Salman Rushdie; Islamic law; The Satanic Verses; Controversial literature; Fatwa

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