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PEN America CEO @SuzanneNossel opens #StandWithSalman event at @nypl:
"When a would-be murderer plunged a knife into Salman Rushdie's neck he pierced more than just the flesh of a renowned writer. He sliced through time, jolting all of us to recognize that..." (1/x)
"I’m horrified by what happened to Salman and horrified by what’s happening to freedoms around the world," says Alicia Clarens. #FreeExpression #StandWithSalman
#StandWithSalman at @nypl.
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