Playwright 'in hiding' after Sikh fury in Britain shuts down play
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The author of a play that triggered violent protests by Sikhs in Birmingham, central England, has gone into hiding amid threats against her life, friends were quoted as saying.
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One of the best known theatre personalities in South Africa is killed in his home by armed men, police say.
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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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London's Royal Court is considering staging a play which outraged Sikhs in Birmingham.
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Leading figures from the arts world are among more than 700 signatories of an open letter supporting the Sikh playwright who has been forced into hiding by death threats.
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A French teacher who wrote an article critical of Islam has gone into hiding after receiving death threats.
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Britain 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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A play dropped after violent protests from members of the Sikh community could be staged at another theatre.
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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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LONDON: Plans to revive a play that infuriated Sikhs in Britain and triggered a mini-riot have been scrapped at the playwright&#39;s request, the manager of the theatre that was going to stage it said.
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AUTHOR SALMAN Rushdie has expressed outrage at the British government&#39;s refusal to criticise last week&#39;s protests by Sikhs against the staging of the play Behzti at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
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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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Since the cancellation of a contentious play in the face of violent religious protests, British theater has been grappling with questions about censorship, freedom and faith.
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A play which led to violent protests among the UK Sikh community has its run cancelled by a city's theatre.
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Media & professional: Report of Glasgow attack says event staged by Britain to discredit Muslims.
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One of Britain's biggest property funds shuts its doors to withdrawals after panic selling
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The Commission for Racial Equality is attempting to prevent a repetition of the violent scenes which forced Birmingham Repâs controversial production Behzti to close, announcing it will host an emergency meeting between British theatre representatives