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In solidarity with my friend #SalmanRushdie, I read this passage from #JosephAnton today, participating in the @PENAmerica @NYPL reading. #NobelPrizeforRushdie #StandwithSalman #freedomofexpression @SuzanneNossel
Writers of Wales #StandWithSalman in solidarity with the @PENamerica event in New York today. Here's @AngelaGraham8 reading from the first chapter of The Ground Beneath Her Feet.
.@Andrew_Solomon quotes Salman Rushdie from the opening speech of the 2014 @PENworldvoices Festival: "In a truly free democratic society, all citizens must feel free all the time, whether they end up on the winning or losing side of an election..." #StandWithSalman (1/2)