In the real world, immeasurable hurt is caused by terrorists based in Pakistan who attack countries like India.Salman Rushdie
In any authoritarian society, the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside, he will come after you. This is equally true of Sovietism, of China and of Iran, and in our time it has happened a lot in Islam. The point is that it's worse when the authoritarianism is supported by something supernatural.Salman Rushdie
One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity.Salman Rushdie
Bin Laden was born filthy rich and died in a rich man's house, which he had painstakingly built to the highest specifications.Salman Rushdie
Rohinton Mistry's celebrated novel 'Such a Long Journey' was pulled off the syllabus of Mumbai University because local extremists objected to its content.Salman Rushdie
The great concern is that year after year, rising numbers of journalists are being killed in pursuit of their work. They are increasingly seen as not being neutral but rather as combatants by one side or the other.Salman Rushdie
One of the problems with defending free speech is you often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and unpleasant and disgusting.Salman Rushdie
I think if we wish to live in any kind of a moral universe, we must hold the perpetrators of violence responsible for the violence they perpetrate. It's very simple. The criminal is responsible for the crime.Salman Rushdie
