I think people do remember his infamous work: Satanic Verses; how people in Tehran burned his books and a price tag on his head for going against Islam. Well, he was really brave.
The question now is whether it is justified for the Queen to give a knighthood to him? I am not going to be bias here. There are people who are saying that there are no connection between his work and his knighthood.
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Who is this Rushdie? Can you tell me about him? Anyway, i'm sure there must be a good reason to his knightwood. Her Majesty doesn't knight people easily like what happens here. We have a King & 9 Sultans & more often than not, titles are given to people that are not worthy.
Please have a look here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie
Rushdie was featured in yesterday's NST. Well, whatever his ideologies are, which sane person would turn down such a Respectable & Grand Honour from Her Majesty, Queen E!
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