Standing Up For Free Speech

Great to see Salman Rushdie back in the saddle after the cowardly attack on his life in August 2022.

"Well, hi everybody,” Rushdie said, as the crowd greeted him with whoops and a standing ovation. 

“It’s nice to be back — as opposed to not being back, which was also an option. I’m pretty glad the dice rolled this way.”

Hear hear!

Salman Rushdie, holding a glass, talks with a guest at a reception.

 

Salman Rushdie - Well Said, Sir! (February 02, 2023)

I enjoyed this lovely piece about Salman Rushdie in the LA Times.

I also enjoyed the author's pithy response to a rude social media warrior:

"The truth is the truth whether you buy it or not. The planet is round even if you don't buy that and insist it's flat."

Well said, sir, well said!

I must buy a copy of Salman's new book 'Victory City'. 

  

Leadership, Silence and Cowardice (August 13, 2022)

What a cowardly thing for a community 'leader' or 'spokesperson' to say!

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