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Salman Rushdie pulls out as Claremont McKenna College graduation speaker
Novelist Salman Rushdie has decided not to deliver the graduation speech for Claremont McKenna College, pulling out days ...
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Salman Rushdie as graduation speaker upsets Muslim students at Claremont Colleges
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Salman Rushdie pulls out as California university graduation speaker
Novelist Salman Rushdie has decided not to deliver the graduation speech for Claremont McKenna College, pulling out days ...
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Salman Rushdie pulls out as Claremont McKenna College graduation speaker
Novelist Salman Rushdie has decided not to deliver the graduation speech for Claremont McKenna College, pulling out days before the Saturday, May 17, commencement. The decision follows criticism ...
Salman Rushdie pulls out as commencement speaker at California college over protest threats
Celebrated British-Indian author Salman Rushdie will no longer deliver the commencement address at Claremont McKenna College.