Salman Rushdie




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Summary: <p>SALMAN RUSHDIE: After Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or death sentence, against him in 1989, author Salman Rushdie was forced into a life on the run. When police asked him to choose an alias, he picked "Joseph Anton" after two of his literary heroes. Rushdie, who just completed a memoir, joins us to reflect on his work and his journey — and its relevance to the uncertain future of the Muslim world. (51 min.)</p>