Sunday, June 17, 2007
Very interesting. Salman Rushdie is being knighted. Iran is very angry. I know, surprising on all counts.
Iran has criticised the British government for its decision to give a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie.
His book The Satanic Verses offended Muslims worldwide and led to Iran issuing a fatwa in 1989, ordering Sir Salman's execution.
Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said the decision to praise the "apostate" showed Islamophobia among British officials.
The UK Foreign Office said Sir Salman's honour was "richly deserved"...
I'd bet The Satanic Verses is amongst history's most purchased, least read, novels.
Sir Salman, 59, was one of almost 950 people to appear on the Queen's Birthday Honours list, which was announced on Saturday.
Are all 950 knighted? That's not very special.
Rushdie's wife is hot, and I dig her TV Show, which already has me re-hooked into this third season.
Update: I'm informed 20 of the list are knighthoods. An honor indeed.
"Are all 950 knighted? That's not very special."
No. The Honours list contains large numbers of awards lesser than knighthood. (As well as whatever life peerages are awarded.)
Go it, see update. Thanks.
I can see why he has a death sentence - fatwa looming over his head. His wife really is HOT! WOW!