Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie canceled his planned speech at a California college after students protested his appearance.

Two recent flare-ups over commencement speeches show how difficult—and necessary—truly defending free expression is.

In August 2022, Rushdie was repeatedly stabbed at a lecture event in New York in his neck, chest, eye, and other areas. He ...

Yentob was appointed creative director, to oversee the BBC’s creative strategy, in 2004 and he also served as chairman of the ...

Alan Yentob, the respected BBC broadcaster, documentary filmmaker, and arts champion, has passed away aged 78. Over a career ...

During sentencing, Matar addressed the court, expressing disdain for Rushdie and his work. “Salman Rushdie wants to ...

Alan Yentob, the long-serving BBC arts broadcaster and documentary-maker, has died aged 78. Yentob profiled and interviewed a ...

Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed Salman Rushdie, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday, 16th May. The attack took ...

Rushdie’s assailant has been handed a 25-year jail term. A review of his book inspired by the horrific stabbing attack of 2022 ...

It includes artists who seem to have gone through a religious phase, one that left a mark on them, such as Toni Morrison, ...

The attack on Israeli Embassy staff members was not about a 'free Palestine.' It was about targeting a young couple because ...