Salman Rushdie

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FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2012 file photo, literary agent Ed Victor, left, and Carol Victor pose at a book launch party for author Salman Rushdie in London. Victor died of a heart attack, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in London. He was 78 and had been battling leukemia. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP, File)

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Salman Rushdie says in an interview with a French magazine that Western governments are too eager to appease Islamism, both at home and abroad. He was also sharply critical of President Obama for his reluctance to use the I-word when speaking of terrorism. (Associated Press)

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This Sept. 8, 2012, file photo shows author Salman Rushdie posing during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Presss, Chris Young, File)

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National Edition Opinion cover for January 14, 2015 - From Salman Rushdie to Charlie Hebdo (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)

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FILE - In this Jan. 29 , 2013, file photo, author Salman Rushdie attends a promotional event of “Midnight’s Children” in Mumbai, India. Rushdie, Toni Morrison and two members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot were among the featured speakers at a black-tie event championing freedom of expression. PEN American Center, the literary human rights organization, hosted its annual gala Monday, May 5, 2014, at the American Museum of Natural History. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)