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Giovanni
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So 30 years after the Fatwa, Salman Rushdie was been gravely injured in a knife attack by a young man of Iranian origin. As I write he is in Intensive Care unable to speak, and will probably lose an eye. The attack happened while he was delivering a lecture at an arts center in N.Y.
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Sādhaka
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It seems the main theme of his Satanic Verses is more or less based on Allāt, Al-Uzza, and Manāt. These goddesses are interesting.

Then there’s the idea that the Black Stone in the Ka’aba of Mecca is or originally was a Shiva Lingam. Of course ‘Cabalistically’ this is related to Binah and Saturn.

Anyhow, I don’t know much about Salman Rushdie or what his intentions are, however I hope that he fully recovers and gets to keep his eye.
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Inedible
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It isn't like I've never heard of Salman Rushdie, but I don't really know anything about him. He wrote a book and people were offended and he has been getting death threats for decades. I think more people should read. It doesn't matter what they choose as long as I don't have to read the same stuff. So I had an extra credit on Audible and I plan to try Satanic Verses. It says the book is over 21 hours.
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The satanic verses isn’t that good. Midnights Children is much better.
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It took 30 years for the idiots to get to him and they still couldn't get the job done. May he make a swift recovery.
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I’ve read everything he’s published—Midnight’s Children is a solid rec. for a first read, if you’re interested. His “autobiography” of sorts, Robert Anton, gives a unique perspective into his life in hiding. The news is sad, and I hope he recovers as best he can.
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Inedible
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Now I have a copy of Midnight's Children. I'll start there, thanks.
mystic_poet
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i recommend his short story book, 'east west'.
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