Pakistani Islamists plan Rushdie protests
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Islamic hardliners planned protests across Pakistan Friday against Britain&#39;s award of a knighthood to novelist Salman Rushdie.
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The government insisted Wednesday it was right to knight Salman Rushdie for his literary career, adding it was &quot;sorry&quot; if it had caused distress, after protests spread in the Muslim world and a prominent cleric called for the novelist to be killed.
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Islamic hardliners in Pakistan burned an effigy of Britain&#39;s Queen Elizabeth as senators joined mounting calls for London to withdraw Salman Rushdie&#39;s knighthood.
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From Salman Rushdie to Monty Python,  free speech even if offensive is worth protecting, Britain&#39;s  interior minister said on Wednesday, defending a knighthood for  Rushdie which has drawn protests from Muslims.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Saturday told Islamists besieged at a mosque in the capital to surrender or be killed, amid claims that a bid to shoot down his plane was in revenge for the standoff.
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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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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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Pakistani police have arrested more than a dozen opposition activists in a bid to scupper protests against President Pervez Musharraf's plans for re-election on October 6, officials said.
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Anger mounted in the Muslim world Wednesday over Britain&#39;s knighthood for novelist Salman Rushdie, with protests spreading to Malaysia for the first time and fresh demonstrations in Pakistan.
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A visit by Salman Rushdie to India has prompted an organization of Islamic clerics to call for a boycott of products from the major conglomerate owned by the family that was his host, The Associated Press reported.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf faced a barrage of criticism and threatened protests Friday ahead of his arrival in London for a visit including talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Thousands of people rallied in Pakistan on Sunday, protesting against the president Pervez Musharraf&#39;s plan to keep his army post.
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[World News]: London, Dec 26 : Author Salman Rushdie has said he was horrified by the British government&#39;s response to Sikh protests that forced a play in Birmingham to be cancelled.
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From Salman Rushdie to Monty Python, free speech even if offensive is worth protecting, Britain's interior minister said on Wednesday, defending a knighthood for Rushdie which has drawn protests from Muslims.
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Pakistani Islamic scholars honoured Osama bin Laden in response to Britain&#39;s knighthood for Salman Rushdie, as a senior ruling party member said he would not hesitate to kill the novelist.
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British novelist Salman Rushdie has squared off against feminist icon Germaine Greer, labeling her support for a group of Bengali film protesters as "philistine, sanctimonious, and disgraceful."
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Pakistan's opposition is gearing up for a "black day" of protests after President Pervez Musharraf broke his promise to quit as army chief and accused his detractors of threatening democracy.