From fatwa to jihad
Subtitle: the Rushdie affair and its legacy
By: Kenan Malik
Publisher: Atlantic
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9781843548256
Subjects: Fatwas; Islamic fundamentalism; Satanic verses (Rushdie, Salman)
Other titles: Rushdie affair and its legacy
Description: "Twenty years ago, the image of burning copies of Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" held aloft by thousand-strong mobs of protestors became an internationally familiar symbol of anger and offence. Kenan Malik examines how the Rushdie affair transformed the debate worldwide on multiculturalism, tolerance and free speech, helped fuel the rise of radical Islam and pointed the way to the horrors of 9/11 and 7/7"--Back cover.
Notes: Originally published: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.