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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
World
Anila Baig

'Freedom of expression should not mean offending Islam and its values'

Salman Rushdie is now recovering from a brutal attack in New York, but the reputation of Muslims as a peace-loving people has suffered another blow.

Thirty-three years after the infamous fatwa issued by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini, someone came close to killing the acclaimed author.

Of course, condemning the suspect, Hadi Matar, and anyone who supports this heinous action goes without saying. Even his own mother has distanced herself from him saying he’s an extremist.

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