Amid fear of more unrest, theatre denies Sikh play 'insensitive'
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A British theatre that's staging a play that has the country's large Sikh community up in arms denied that it was "insensitive," as police sought to avert a repeat of a mini-riot that broke out during the show two days ago.
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Variety - (Variety) &#151; NEW DELHI -- Kashmiris are flocking to the cinema again after years of being scared off by militant violence.
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British author Salman Rushdie, who went  into hiding for years after Iran's leader ordered him killed,  assailed Britain on Sunday for allowing angry Sikh groups to  force the cancellation of a Sikh play last week.
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A theater on Monday abandoned further performances of a play that caused a riot by Sikhs who said it demeaned their religion. Executive director Stuart Rogers said the Birmingham Repertory Theatre had been left with no alternative but to end its run of "Behzti," a play by Sikh playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti that depicts sexual abuse and murder in a Sikh temple.
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Plans by the boss of a Birmingham theatre company to take on a play that has outraged Sikhs are dropped.
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London's Royal Court is considering staging a play which outraged Sikhs in Birmingham.
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A play that led to violent protests among the Sikh community is dropped by a Birmingham theatre.
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A group of Christian protesters in Scotland has called on police to prosecute a theater company for blasphemy because it is putting on a play about a gay Jesus.
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The Berlin opera house widely criticized for withdrawing a production amid fears it might provoke violence from Muslims may consider re-staging the opera if it receives security assurances.
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The BBC went ahead with a British television screening of a controversial musical, despite reported death threats and a record 45,000 complaints about its foul-mouthed script and perceived blasphemy.
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The author of a controversial play which had its run ended after violent protests by Sikhs has said she does not want it to be re-staged because of death threats.
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London, Dec. 26 (PTI): Expressing his outrage at the British Government&#39;s failure to criticise the violent Sikh protests that led to the closure of a play in Birmingham, noted writer Salman Rushdie, has said
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When an actor prepares for a role he does not think of the outcome. When Anupam Kher took the role of a Kashmiri Muslim in Dhokha people of his clan of Kashmiri Brahmins objected strongly.
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Salman Rushdie, the novelist who faced a death sentence for writing The Satanic Verses, has condemned the British Government for failing to protect a Sikh playwright.
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Arts figures sign a letter in support of the playwright whose production caused outcry in the Sikh community.
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LUCKNOW, India  - Parts of India's Taj Mahal city of Agra remained under curfew as a precaution on Thursday, a day after Muslim residents burned trucks and rioted, but the 17th century monument to love was open, police said.
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The author told The Telegraph that ministers should have stepped in to prevent the closure of Behzti, which had been staged at Birmingham&#39;s Repertory Theatre, and accused them of helping to endanger Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, the play&#39;s author.