On Friday, author Salman Rushdie was scheduled to give a lecture at education center Chautauqua Institution in southwestern New York, when a man ran up to the stage and attacked him with a knife in the neck and abdomen. Police arrested a suspect named Hadi Matar, 24, from Fairview, New Jersey.
Rushdie pushed the margins of culture by addressing issues in his writings which were considered taboo. He uses a wry sense of humour, magical realism and his own Indian culture to explore ideas from identity, history and politics to religious themes. His work is unique and challenging, but not everyone’s cup of tea as his writing style is out of the ordinary.
A prolific essay writer, Rushdie also spread his talents to writing children’s books using magical, enchanted themes in storytelling in a way that expresses his own unique talents. From a literary point of view, Rushdie had opened a pandora’s box by writing in Satanic Verses about something that is taboo in the Muslim world. In the novel, the prophet Muhammad appears, initially adding a verse to the Quran that describes a trio of pagan deities local to Mecca, then later disavowing these verses as having been dictated to him by the devil. This was considered blasphemous.
The young attacker is only 24 years old who born 10 years after khomeini death. Freedom of speech coming with responsibility not spread of hate in any filed. Religion.politic and culture Do not spread hate and lies under freedom of press
ReligionOfPeace
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: nationalpost - 🏆 10. / 80 Read more »
Source: calgaryherald - 🏆 64. / 52 Read more »
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »
Source: TorontoStar - 🏆 60. / 55 Read more »