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From Fatwa to Jihad
How the World Changed: The Satanic Verses to Charlie Hebdo
Kenan Malik Kenan MalikRRP: £12.99
2 February 2017
Published by Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9781786491046
RRP: £7.99
1 June 2012
Published by Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9780857899132
Almost thirty years ago, the image of burning copies of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses held aloft by thousand-strong mobs of protesters became an internationally familiar symbol of anger and offence. In From Fatwa to Jihad, Kenan Malik reveals how the Rushdie affair transformed the debate worldwide on multiculturalism, tolerance and free speech, helped fuel the rise of radical Islam and pointed the way to the horrors of 9/11 and 7/7.
In this new edition, Malik examines the rise of home-grown jihadis, the threat of IS-inspired terrorism in Europe and how the West has failed to learn the lessons of the past.
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