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Salman Rushdie, whose book “The Satanic Verses” prompted Iran’s Ayatollah to issue a fatwa on him in 1989, responded to Wednesday’s shooting attack at the Paris offices of French satirical magazine CHARLIE HEBDO. His statement: “Religion, a medieval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has caused a DEADLY MUTATION IN THE HEART OF ISLAM and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today. I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, TO DEFEND THE ART OF SATIRE, which has always been a FORCE FOR LIBERTY and AGAINST TYRANNY, dishonesty and stupidity. ‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.” –Salman Rushdie

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