Karen Speaks Out on Rushdie Attacks 25 July 2007
Posted by karenbuckmp in Early Day Motion.trackback
Karen has signed an Early Day Motion in the House regarding the recent calls to attack Salman Rushdie:
That this House deplores the reported comments of the Pakistan Minister for Religious Affairs, Ijaz ul-Haq, who apparently believes that it would be legitimate for a suicide bomber to take the life of Salman Rushdie following the award of a knighthood for his literary achievements; further deplores the resolution of Pakistan’s lower House of Parliament condemning the author’s knighthood; believes that such utterances reflect medieval attitudes which damage Pakistan’s reputation in the world; and urges the country to embrace modernity and tolerate differences in views and in religion.
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