New Rushdie protests after Britain defends award
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Muslim anger flared Thursday after Britain defended Salman Rushdie&#39;s knighthood, with fresh protests against the novelist and Pakistani traders offering a big reward for his beheading.
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Pakistan's parliament has condemned the award of a British knighthood to author Salman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" outraged many Muslims around the world, and said Britain should withdraw the honor.
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Iran's foreign ministry criticises Britain for giving a knighthood to the author Salman Rushdie.
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LONDON, June 19 -- Pakistan formally complained to Britain Tuesday over the decision to grant a knighthood to British author Salman Rushdie, whose 1988 book, "The Satanic Verses" resulted in death threats against him from Muslims who saw the novel as an attack on Islam.
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LONDON - Salman Rushdie, the author who spent years in hiding after Iran&#39;s leader Ayatollah Khomeini ordered him killed, lambasted Britain&#39;s government Sunday for allowing demonstrators to force the cancellation of a theatre play.
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Controversy over a knighthood for author Salman Rushdie escalated into a full-blown diplomatic row as Iran and Pakistan summoned Britain&#39;s ambassadors to protest, drawing a retort from London.
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Pakistan demanded on Monday that Britain withdraw a knighthood awarded to author Salman Rushdie, as a government minister said the honour gave a justification for suicide attacks by Muslims.
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Salman Rushdie has expressed his horror at the government&#39;s failure to criticise Sikh protesters who forced the closure of Behzti, the play which depicts rape and murder in a Sikh temple.
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Supporters of Malaysia's hardline Islamic party protested outside the British embassy on Wednesday against the award of a knighthood to Salman Rushdie, whose novel the "Satanic Verses" outraged Muslims worldwide.
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Â·  Muslim backlash after knighthood not foreseen Â·  UK protests over Pakistani minister's remarks
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Author Salman Rushdie said on Monday he was "thrilled and humbled" to be awarded a British knighthood but he had no comment on anger in Iran and Pakistan where his book "The Satanic Verses" outraged many Muslims.
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Britain said on Wednesday the award of a state honor to author Salman Rushdie was based on literary merit and was not meant to offend Muslims.
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TEHRAN -- Iran accused Britain yesterday of insulting Islamic values by knighting Salman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" prompted the late Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa death warrant against him.
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Arts & entertainment: Protests across Pakistan as parliament passes resolution condemning author's knighthood.
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Pakistan deplored on Monday Britain's decision to award a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" outraged many Muslims around the world.
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Iran condemned on Sunday the awarding of a knighthood to British author Salman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" prompted Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa death warrant for him.
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John Reid insists Britain stands by award, despite anger in some Muslim countries.