Frankfurt: He was stabbed to death by an assailant in an interview held a few weeks ago New York state, author Salman Rushdie Said that his life was now “relatively normal” after years of hiding because of death threats.
Rushdie spoke in interview GermanyStern magazine about the threats he sees to American democracy. He also called himself an optimist, and said that the fatwa had been issued Iran Was narrated long ago in 1989. The interview is due to appear in the magazine on August 18, but Stern released it on Saturday, a day after Rushdie was attacked. The interview was conducted about two weeks ago, the magazine’s editorial office said.
Rushdie said he was concerned about the threats to democracy in America. These were motivated by hatred of racism and the achievements of liberalism, and constituted “an early stage of fascism”, he said. ,Donald) There Trump’s victory over the truth is most important.”
Rushdie spoke in interview GermanyStern magazine about the threats he sees to American democracy. He also called himself an optimist, and said that the fatwa had been issued Iran Was narrated long ago in 1989. The interview is due to appear in the magazine on August 18, but Stern released it on Saturday, a day after Rushdie was attacked. The interview was conducted about two weeks ago, the magazine’s editorial office said.
Rushdie said he was concerned about the threats to democracy in America. These were motivated by hatred of racism and the achievements of liberalism, and constituted “an early stage of fascism”, he said. ,Donald) There Trump’s victory over the truth is most important.”