Salman Rushdie Warns of Increasing Danger to Free Speech and Books.
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Author Salman Rushdie warns of the dangers of banning books and of related movements in the US to roll back freedoms of expression at the PEN America Gala in New York City. Rushdie praised the literary and free speech advocacy group for its latest efforts to block politicians and local officials seeking to ban literature concerning race and gender identity. Rushdie also accepted the Freedom of Expression Courage Award “on behalf of those who came to my rescue and saved my life” after he was stabbed several times before his scheduled lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York in August.
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