Is free speech sacred? Salman Rushdie has published a new book, less than two years after an attacker tried to end his life.
‘Maybe my books saved my life’ says writer
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie (above) is published by Jonathan Cape. Glossary
USA - The United States of America is a country in North America. It has a population of 329 million.
Iran - A country in Western Asia, officially called the Islamic Republic of Iran. It has a population of 84 million.
Fatwa - A word used in Islam to describe any legal opinion. The fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini calling for all Muslims to kill author Salman Rushdie in 1989 created a misconception in the West that a fatwa is a kind of death warrant.
Mock - Make fun of.