An Evening for Salman Rushdie
Channel: British Library
Date: 2023-01-26

This event took place on the 13th of October 2022. The following information is correct as of the publication date.

Two months after the brutal attack on Salman Rushdie, his friends and colleagues gathered to celebrate his strength and dedication as a writer, activist, and a champion of free expression.

The event featured readings and reflections by speakers including Monica Ali, Mona Arshi, Julian Barnes, Melvyn Bragg, Mariella Frostrup, Meena Kandasamy, Hanif Kureishi, Nigella Lawson, Kathy Lette, Pauline Melville, Margie Orford, Philippe Sands, Burhan Sönmez and Alan Yentob.

It was organised by English PEN, PEN International, Index on Censorship, ARTICLE 19, Humanists UK, and Penguin UK, in partnership with the British Library and those close to Salman Rushdie.

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