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2 From Fatwa to Jihad Kenan Malik is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster. He is a Visiting Senior Fellow in the Department of Political, International and Policy Studies at the University of Surrey. He is a presenter of Analysis on Radio 4 and a panellist on The Moral Maze. His books include The Meaning of Race (1996), Man, Beast and Zombie (2000) and Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides are Wrong in the Race Debate (2008). ‘The Rushdie affair has become a key event in our understanding of free speech and blasphemy, as well as Islam, faith, politics and even international diplomacy. . . From Fatwa to Jihad attempts to extract a message. . . [and] proves that conflict rarely leads to enlightenment.’ Nicholas Blincoe, Daily Telegraph ‘Racism is a cause that unites all creeds and colours. . . Malik does a terrific job of making points out of stories. . . [defending] the universal values of the Enlightenment.’ Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times ‘Malik clearly demonstrates the consequences of the Rushdie affair in Britain, [and] its cooling effect on civil liberties over a two decade crawl. . . One can’t help but agree with his analysis.’ Colin Waters, Herald 3 ‘A subtle and elegant book’ Douglas Murray, Literary Review 4 5 6 7 First published in hardback and export trade paperback in Great Britain in 2009 by Atlantic Books, an imprint of Grove Atlantic Ltd. This paperback edition published in Great Britain in 2010 by Atlantic Books. Copyright © Kenan Malik, 2009 The moral right of Kenan Malik to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. Every effort has been made to trace or contact all copyright holders. The publishers will be pleased to make good any omissions or rectify any mistakes brought to their attention at the earliest opportunity. 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978 1 84354 825 6 eISBN: 978 0 85789 913 2 8 Printed in Great Britain Atlantic Books An imprint of Grove Atlantic Ltd Ormond House 26–27 Boswell Street London WC1N 3JZ www.atlantic-books.co.uk 9 10
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