July 13, 2007
Rushdie Rumble
So, a gutsy German author wants to read Salman Rushdie's, The Satanic Verses: in a mosque. And I thought only Islamists wanted to be martyrs. He claims he wants to initiate dialogue and discussion, but some disagree:
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Henryk M. Broder, a columnist with DER SPIEGEL, criticized Wallraff's idea as "actionism" saying: "The issue isn't about whether you can read 'The Satanic Verses' in a mosque or not. After all, it would never occur to anyone to serve non-kosher food in a synagogue or pork meat in a Catholic church on Good Friday."Uh huh. Except that Jews and Catholics don't riot and murder over this sort of thing. And strictly speaking, it IS about whether you can read The Satanic Verses in a mosque or not ; reading in an angry mob doesn't work terribly well.
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