UK Arts Figures Condemn Sikh Play Cancellation
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Hundreds of figures from the British arts united Thursday to condemn the cancellation of a controversial Sikh play as an affront to freedom of expression.
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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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German politicians condemned on Tuesday   a decision by a Berlin opera house to cancel performances of   Mozart's "Idomeneo" over concerns they could enrage Muslims and   pose a security risk.
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A Birmingham theatre at the centre of a demonstration by hundreds of Sikhs said it did all it could to prevent trouble.
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Hundreds of Sikh protesters storm a Birmingham theatre in protest at a play depicting sex abuse and murder in a temple.
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US Sikh groups express anger over changes allowing more rigorous turban checks at airports.
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Theater groups have been among the loudest protesters of cuts announced by Arts Council England, the government-financed body that doles out subsidies to the arts.
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Major UK cinemas withdraw Night at the Museum because of a row over the timing of the DVD release, say reports.
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The directors of a British play depicting sexual abuse and murder in a Sikh temple reluctantly scrapped their production on Monday due to fears violent protests against it would escalate.
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Big-name arts organisations spared but smaller groups suffer in embarrassing funding climbdown
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An umbrella group of British Sikhs called on Friday for death threats made against a British playwright to be withdrawn and said they have no endorsement from their community.
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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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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.
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A second Birmingham theatre company could stage a controversial play that was dropped following protests by members of the Sikh community. Send us your reaction.
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A writer forced into hiding after her play prompted rioting by Sikh protesters and led to the cancellation of her play has broken her silence and defended her work.
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More than 200 theatres are left with uncertain futures after their funding is cut by the Arts Council England.
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The outcry from London theater professionals has been growing in response to proposals by Arts Council England, the government arts-development agency, to cut or eliminate financing for nearly 200 arts organizations.