So that is why he is Sir Rushdie now!

As usual, being a couple of days late, the Arabs have finally awoken up to the splendid recognition of Salman Rushdie's creative writings.
Today, Al-jazeera News Channel in its "In Depth" daily segment, in Arabic ما وراء الخبر, discussed the underlying political reasons for Rushdie's honours. References were made to European glorification of secular and liberal ideology even if at the expense of denouncing religious beliefs. Thus, the laudatory support of individuals like "prodigy" Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Taslima Nasrin.

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