Salman Rushdie: When I die, I know there will...

This episode includes discussion of sensitive topics, including sexual assault and violence, that some listeners may find distressing. Please take care while listening, and feel free to pause or step away if you need to.At fifteen, Naz Shah was forced into a marriage thousands of ...  Show more

Gary Lineker took questions from the live Full Disclosure audience and nothing was off the table. He discusses the scrutiny that follows every World Cup, including the tournament in the United States, and considers whether sports broadcasters should speak out more in politically ...  Show more

This week, as the world has been reacting to the shocking news of the attack on the author Sir Salman Rushdie at a book event in New York State, The Cultural Frontline asks what this attack means for the world of writers and publishing and what it says about freedom of expression ...  Show more

Salman Rushdie’s 1988 novel, “The Satanic Verses,” made him the target of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who denounced the book as blasphemous and issued a fatwa c ...

Salman Rushdie, internationally bestselling author and ‘Best of the Booker’ winner, is a storyteller of the highest order, illuminating truths about our society and culture through his dazzling prose. Best known as a novelist, he is also a compelling essayist and last month he ca ...  Show more

أمضى حياته في مغامرات الحروب والثّورات، وفي النّهاية قتله شِعره. كان يلقّب باسم أعشى هَمْدان، وأوّل الأخبار التي تناقلتها الحكايات عنه، أنّ الحجاج بن يوسف الثّقفيّ، أرسله للقتال مع جيشه لغزو بلاد الدّيلم، فوقع أسيراً في أيدي الأعداء، بعد قتال واستماتة منه للبقاء على قيد الحياة، و ...  Show more