How the fatwa against Salman Rushdie changed British identity
In 1989 a new global conflict began that still defines our time: a war of power, wealth and dogma.
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New Times,
New Thinking.
In 1989 a new global conflict began that still defines our time: a war of power, wealth and dogma.
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