"I think the man who wanted to kill Rushdie for writing Satanic Verses hasn't read Satanic verses. I think the Islamists who want to kill me for writing books have not read any of my books."
— The Satanic Verses

January 1, 1970

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Taslima Nasrin, in Aug 2022. as quoted in Salman Rushdie attacked for writing ‘The Satanic Verses’ : Writer Taslima Nasreen