Comments on: Satanic Verses doc hits wall of fear

By: GagWatch » Fear of fatwas

GagWatch » Fear of fatwas — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:18:11 +0000

[...] of fatwas The Bookseller (via) is reporting that a feature-length documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the publication of [...]

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:30:06 +0000

It is a brilliant book, as are all of Rushdie’s novels. For those who value their freedom, Khomeini should just be one more reason to read it. Imagination that knows no bounds always threatens religions, especially those that are particularly narrow-minded, and perhaps in this sense Khomeini was correct.

By: Neil Hoskins

Neil Hoskins — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:48:08 +0000

I’ll talk to them. I’m one of the few people that’s actually read it. I hope the people making the documentary have read it too. And I hope they make the point that Khomeni’s wrath had nothing to do with the main content of the book and everything to do with a sub-plot attacking the Iranian revolution and containing a vicious satire of Khomeni himself.