Tuesday, September 28, 2010

News at Eleven: Salman Rushdie, a man whose writings put

his own life at risk, says there has never been a more dangerous time for artists who challenge official historical, political and religious doctrine in the world.

"We have to understand that these are days in which writers themselves, not just novelists, not just playwrights and poets, but journalists as well are in more danger perhaps than they've ever been," Rushdie said Monday in an address to a conference of risk-management professionals, meeting in Edmonton.

from Edmonton Journal: Dangerous times for writers, Rushdie says

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