Veritas Universalis

Det første foredrag er fra 11. oktober 2006. Det er ingen ringere end Ibn Warraq, der introducerer Rushdie:

Novelist and critic Salman Rushdie talked about the reasons Westerners and secular liberals have, in many instances, failed to respond effectively to the threat to human rights posed by radical Islam. He also discussed the roots of artistic inspiration and the responsibility of a writer who stands at the crossroads of what has been described as a “clash of civilizations.” His most recent novel, Shalimar the Clown, delves into the roots of terrorism as it plays out in the life of a Hindu wife and a Muslim husband living at just such a crossroads. Mr. Rushdie called for a reform movement inside Islam. He received death threats from the Iranian government after the 1988 publication of his fourth novel, The Satanic Verses, and argued that it is an individual’s right to question a group’s core beliefs. He criticized the new culture in both Europe and America that denounces the use of terms such as Islamic terrorism and Islamic fascism. After his presentation the author responded to audience members’ questions.

“An Evening with Salman Rushdie: Secular Values, Human Rights and Islamism” was the first lecture in the annual “Voices of Reason” series presented by the Center for Inquiry New York City and co-sponsored by the New York Society for Ethical Culture.

Startes HER - varighed 1 time og 24 minutter.

Det andet foredrag er fra 24. marts 1992 og genopfrisker historien om De Sataniske Vers og de hændelser, Salman Rushdie har været igennem. Introduktion ved Mike Wallace, som på det tidspunkt var CBS Correspondent. Der er spørgsmål fra salen efter foredraget.

Salman Rushdies foredrag varer 1 time. Videoen startes HER.

Videoen er en temaaften og C-Span har sat programmet sammen under temaet Free Speech and Radical Islam og efter Salman Rushdie kommer der bla. foredrag af Ayaan Hirsi Ali og Irshad Manji. Det efterfølges af en diskussion mellem “Members of the Muslim American Society and Signe Wilkinson”.

Og så kommer det foredrag af Salman Rushdie fra 11. oktober 2006, som man så i videoen øverst i posten. Man spoler selvfølgelig bare forbi det, man ikke vil se. Det gøres nemmest med musen ved at hive i den “skydelære”, der sidder nederst på videoafspilleren. Det tager kun et par sekunder.

Efter 1 time ser det ud som om videoen er færdig, men den holder bare et par sekunders pause og loader næste afsnit op. Det gentager sig flere gange.

Rækkefølgen er ikke som annonceret i den engelske tekst nedenfor, men når jeg selv er nået igennem hele programmet bliver rækkefølgen korrigeret. Videoen varer i flere timer.

Free Speech and Radical Islam

- In 1989, Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini condemned Indian-born British Author to death for writing The Satanic Verses. Rushdie was forced into hiding after the fatwa was issued. However, in a rare appearance in Washington in 1992, Mr. Rushdie spoke about the book and his experiences in hiding. He recently received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his life’s work and contribution to literature. Osama Bin Laden’s number two, Ayman al Zawahiri has condemned the knighthood in a video speech Tuesday, July 10, 2007, and promised more attacks on Britain as a result.

- C-SPAN Interview with Salman Rushdie (1997)

- Irshad Manji, The Trouble with Islam (2004)

- Members of the Muslim American Society and Signe Wilkinson (Editorial Cartoonist, Philadelphia Daily News) discuss the controversy over political cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammad (2006)

- An Evening with Salman Rushdie: Secular Values, Human Rights and Islamism (2006)

- Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former member of the Dutch parliament discusses her autobiography Infidel (2007)

- History Booknotes: Walter Cronkite, A Reporter’s Life (1997)