background wrote The Satanic Verses. Salman Rushdie‚ the author‚ was the unofficially caused the setting off of incidents that included bookstore bombings‚ book bans and burnings‚ and blasphemy accusations due to the controversial publication of The Satanic Verses. The real downfall is when the Ayatollah Khomeini‚ the leader of the Iranian government‚ issued a fatwa ordering Rushdie’s death due to the insult of Islam and the dishonoring of the prophet. Rushdie was forced into hiding for a decade in
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one of the most controversial novels of our time is The Satanic Verses‚ by Salman Rushdie. To some people it is just another novel that has to do with religion‚ but then to others‚ for example the Ayatollah Khomeni‚ it was a novel that tried to make the Muslim religion look bad by saying that some parts of the Quran were from the devil and not holy. This novel sparked much debate and many problems‚ especially for Rushdie‚ Which he claims was not the reason he wrote this book. The book follows the
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Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie. Born at the stroke of midnight on August 15‚ 1947‚ the day of India’s independence from British rule‚ Saleem’s life is a microcosm of post-Independent India. The Title of this text‚ Midnight’s Children‚ gives the reader a broad idea of what the text is about: It gives the time and where the setting may play off. This text dominates the theme of identity that breaks down colonial constructs of Western dominance over Eastern culture‚ hence Salman Rushdie position as a
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The concept of globalisation has delimited the distance of the world‚ and it opened the numerous paths for every human being to get suitable opportunity for his livelihood in any part of the world. The migrates make efforts to adapt the culture of their inhabiting countries‚ and also try to get habitual with the mores of there. But the inherent culture makes them close to the spirit of their native countries‚ and originates the sense of cultural conflicts. They make every possible effort for sustaining
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Such speeches which insults someone religion aims only to disturb the public order. The book named as Gandhi hatya Ani Mee was confiscated by the judicial Magistrate as it promoted the hatred between Hindu and Muslims. The Bombay High Court stated and restricted the use of hate speech. The court stated that “‘It may be good policy to balance the width of a power by the width of a remedy afforded to prevent the abuse of that power. But that is for the Legislature to consider. A Court called upon
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Language‚ Memory and Identity in the Discourse of the Immigrant: A Dialogue Between Marlene Nourbese Philip and Ana Miranda Daniela Cordeiro Soares Silva Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais‚ Brasil Diaspora women are caught between patriarchies‚ ambiguous past‚ and future. They connect and disconnect‚ forget and remember‚ in complex‚ strategic ways. James Clifford Marlene Nourbese Philip and Ana Miranda are two contemporary authors writing from two different contexts. Philip‚ an immigrant
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COLONIALISM‚ POST-COLONIALISM & POST-COLONIAL INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE ABSTRACT Colonialism is the building and maintaining of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. Colonialism normally refers to a period of history from the 15th to the 20th century when people from Europe established colonies on other continents. Collins English Dictionary defines colonialism as "the policy of acquiring and maintaining colonies‚ especially for exploitation." The Stanford Encyclopaedia
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* President of CII- Adi Godrej. * British High Commissioner- James Bevan. * Deputy Chairman‚ Planning Commission- Montek Singh Ahluwalia. * PISA- Programme for International Student Assessment. * “The Satanic Verses”- Salman Rushdie. * Chairman‚ Finance Commission- Vijay Kelkar. * CARE- Credit Analysis & Research Analysis. * Chairman‚ KMRL- Sudhir Krishna‚ MD- Elias George. * Chief Justice of India- Altamas Kabir (39th). * Chairman‚ IOC-
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Border Transformation In Several Decades With the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo on February 2‚ 1848‚ the border dividing the Mexican people was formed. The Mexican border means various things to different people. To date‚ 600 miles of border wall has already been built. This wall would extend from California‚ to El Paso‚ to the valley. The first reason given by the government for construction of the wall was to prevent terrorist attacks‚ the next was to keep illegal Mexicans out‚ and
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httpl/ /www.rockpebbles.inlISSNt 2230 - 8954 DIASPORIC SENSIBILITY IN THE NOVEL *THE NAMESAKE"BY ]UMPHA LAHIRI x Prakash Bhadury Abstract: The word ’Diaspora ’‚ etymologically means ’dispersal ’‚ and involves‚ at least two countries‚ two cultures‚ which are embedded in the mind of the migrants‚ side by side. Although the past is invoked now and then‚ the focus is persistently on the ’moment ’. The past is invoked to indicate a certain contrast‚ wliich must be incorporated‚ and
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