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Irish Atheists Challenge Nation's Blasphemy Law

(Jan. 2) -- An Irish atheist group has published a series of quotations on religion in an attempt to challenge a blasphemy law that went into effect on New Year's Day. The 25 "blasphemous" quotations include the words of Jesus, Mohammed, Mark Twain, Salman Rushdie and Bjork. Atheist Ireland published the list on its Web...

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Chris Kompanek: On the Culture Front: Cock Opens Off-Broadway, PEN Festival Storms New York and More

Mike Bartlett's buzzed about new play, Cock , from the Royal National Theatre opened to a thunderous and mostly deserved standing ovation at the Duke Thursday night.

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Christopher Hitchens Memorial: Martin Amis, Salmon Rushdie, Olivia Wilde Remember Writer

A formidable lineup of writers, editors, actors, scientists, and assorted intellectuals gathered at Cooper Union's Great Hall, at 7 East 7th Street, to revive for one last occasion the voice of Christopher Hitchens, which had been claimed by esophygeal cancer on December 15, 2011.

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Salman Rushdie Announces Memoir, 'Joseph Anton', Named After His Alias When In Hiding

Salman Rushdie has written a memoir based on the time he spent hiding while under a fatwa that sentenced him to death in 1989.

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05/20/12 Fatwa: Islam's Murder by Fiat Source: PA Pundits Salman Rushdie is perhaps the most celebrated person with an Islamic bounty on his head and has been for decades.
05/19/12 Taliban Seek Support in Rushdies Name Source: IPS Inter Press Service Taliban members have resorted to invoking fictitious links of academics with writer Salman Rushdie in a bid to boost their popularity.
05/19/12 Fatwa: Islam's Murder by Fiat Source: The American Thinker Salman Rushdie is perhaps the most celebrated person with an Islamic bounty on his head.
05/18/12 Taliban Seek Support in Rushdies Name Source: IPS Inter Press Service Taliban members have resorted to invoking fictitious links of academics with writer Salman Rushdie in a bid to boost their popularity.
05/18/12 Chris Kompanek: On the Culture Front: Cock Opens... Source: The Huffington Post Mike Bartlett's buzzed about new play, Cock , from the Royal National Theatre opened to a thunderous and mostly deserved standing ovation at the Duke Thursday night.