Salman Rushdie reads in Washington
Salman Rushdie reads a passage from his book 'The Enchantress of Florence' at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in Washington on June 30, 2008. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott)
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TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The execution order for writer Salman Rushdie remains valid even though the issuing cleric has died, the Iranian foreign ministry said Wednesday.
TORONTO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- "The Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie will help adapt his book "Midnight's Children" for the screen, a Canadian filmmaker says.
DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- University College Dublin reportedly has honored Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie with its James Joyce Award.
LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Indian-British author Salman Rushdie said he doesn't regret writing "The Satanic Verses," a book so controversial he had to dodge death threats for years.
LONDON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Author Salman Rushdie reportedly has won an apology in London High Court from a former bodyguard who made false claims against him.
LONDON, July 29 (UPI) -- Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie says he is considering penning a book about the fatwa imposed upon him after he published "The Satanic Verses."
LONDON, July 10 (UPI) -- Indian author Salman Rushdie's novel "Midnight's Children" has beaten five other former Booker prize winners shortlisted for the Best of the Booker prize.
UPI Almanac for Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008.
DECATUR , Ga., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Indian-British author Salman Rushdie is scheduled to give a lecture called "Autobiography and the Novel" at Emory University in Georgia next month.
UPI Almanac for Monday, Sept. 24, 2007.
