How the Royal Society of Literature turned into a diversity bloodbath
There has been outrage, backbiting, leaks and claims that the organisation is on the brink of collapse... As the RSL debates ...
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The Satanic Verses – A 36 Year Ban In India Based On A Notification Nowhere To Be Found
CUSIII, the import of The Satanic Verses, a novel by the author Salman Rushdie, was banned[1]. To give a brief background, ...
Joy Behar Recalls Her First Time Performing for Barbara Walters — and How She Was the Only Person 'Not Laughing'
The longtime panelist on 'The View' said she didn't exactly impress Barbara Walters the first time she did stand-up in front ...
Why Fergie sees herself as the voice of Gen Z
SHE'S an author, broadcaster, businesswoman and sometime WeightWatchers champion. Now, Sarah, Duchess of York has taken on a ...
Anita Desai Has Put Down Roots, but Her Work Ranges Widely
Her new novella, “Rosarita,” takes place in Mexico, a country she finds so like her native India that, she says, “I feel ...
Royal Society of Literature director quits after free speech rows
The Royal Society of Literature’s leaders are set to step down following a civil war between writers over diversity and free ...
Renowned Sikh poet Daljit Nagra quits as RSL chair in row over censorship and literary standards
Daljit Nagra, chairman of the Royal Society of Literature (RSL), and its director Molly Rosenberg, resigned shortly before an ...
The Hype Surrounding 'The Satanic Verses' Will Lead To 'Skyrocketing Sales' In India
Soon after the ban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' was lifted after 36 years, the mercurial excitement of readers dr ...
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Royal Society of Literature in chaos as it loses chairman and director amid accusations it lowered standards to have a 'more diverse' membership and failed to support Salman ...
The RSL has been accused of censoring members, including Appignanesi, who is now a freedom of speech campaigner, and former president Dame Marina Warner in the wake of Salman Rushdie's near ...
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Salman Rushdie Novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ Sold In India For First Time In 36 Years
Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘The Satantic Verses’ hadn’t been sold in India, the country of the author’s birth, for 36 years, ...
Mumbai: Muslim Groups Call For Renewal Of Ban On 'Satanic Verses' Amid Debate
After the Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy, which includes academicians, lawyers, writers, and corporate leaders, urged ...