Salman Rushdie - Keynote Speech

[mongoosecage]

i came here only because i saw him with olivia wilde, initially.

[TheMambavenom]

Has anyone one here read the contents of the Satanic verses, or are you all just all acting on impulse?? READ READ READ!!

[Jogonpants]

If only more Authors had the balls the size of the sun to write a book like The Satanic Versus. A brilliant writer is one that sticks to the integrity of the story, no matter who it may offend. Most great works offend on some level.

[justanoldman1]

It is hard to believe that this man was once a stupid retarded muslim.

[kittycatcarley]

@justanoldman1 oh my muhammed i know.

[xothegirlz]

Let's see. He wrote some things in a book that some people didn't like. So those people sought to kill him. Seems like a fair trade. Wake up!

[evilcore66]

watch walid shoebat talk about islam and the qoran in arabic for the truth about the religion of islam. YOUTUBE WALID SHOEBAT

[TruthNotMedia]

Rushdie and his likes of Zionist hirelings should be exposed and refuted by the British people themselves.

Those liars possess no intellect whatsoever, yet you see them living lavishly, off your taxes while you are busting your back on daily basis just to make ends meet.

They know where you are vulnerable, thats why they fabricate lies to influence your thoughts and keep you in line.

They hope to deliver you and your kids to misery and diseases, away from Islamic morals.

You do the math.

[12AX74Life]

One thing you can bet your life on is that every video of Rushdie has at least one whining, self-pitying religious fanatic delivering a foam-flecked diatribe about how Rushdie hurt their feelings and needs to pay in blood.

[xpressingview]

WE NEED MORE OF Salman Rushdie IN OUR WORLD. FREE ALL MUSLIMS FROM MOHAMED SYNDROME.

[peacefinder1]

dog is better then this men....

[DharmRakshak2]

And why is that? Because he left pisslam?

[fromwilliams]

Salman Rushdie IS satanic. Nothing peaceful about this shit stirrer

[fromwilliams]

Jimmy Carter,US President: "Rushdie's book is a direct insult to those millions of Moslems whose sacred beliefs have been violated.... we should be sensitive to the concern and anger that prevails even among the more moderate Muslims."

[malsifood]

Even presidents do sometime say silly statements.

He said that "we should be sensitive to the concern oand anger that prevails even among the more moderate moslems"

How about you. Are you sensitive to the concern and anger among modern people the attack on WTC caused in them?

Or do you just ask for concern of the west towards muslims?

The way you comment on these channels tells me that you are an inconvincible muslims idiot!

Incapable of concerning nothing but your silly ideodogy!!

[asfar000]

even in his famous book 'satanic verses' he has written "black people (nigger) eat white men shit"

[malsifood]

If you describe how black people in the past were treated, ( especially from muslim leaders!!!!!) you are alowed to say that, because you must stick to what happened!!

So is that really what upsets muslms?

[DharmRakshak2]

Dont pretend like you have read that or any other of his books!

[asfar000]

Rushdie exposed himself when he became violent with reporters when a report asked about his person relation about his girlfriend

only hypocrites can listen to his lecture

[malsifood]

Did you even listen tho this subject?

Just fuck off with your stupid muskim comments!

Tell me why salman rushdie causes such an enormous reaction among muslims!

He is only making jokes about us, contemplating our way of beeing!

[asfar000]

if anybody in USA or Europe publicly start praising Osama bin ladin and say he a very decent person, he had done a good job, then what your people say.

[malsifood]

I want to hear what makes the muslims upset about salman rushdie!

I was not talking about osama bin laden!

BTW Salman Rushdie did not ask to kill anyone!!!!!!

[fromwilliams]

Insult Muslims to sell a book. No honour in that. There is no difference between Rushdie and a prostitute.

[cuttheraceistheads]

rushdie is a undercover jew hahahah

[Deelucky84]

I guess no one can be critical of Islam. The pope is is routinely ripped apart with every word he says, but you don't see Catholics threating the lives of others.

[CardingtonLZF]

Salman Rushdie is an asshole. Also he's a dumbass. I wish he was gay, so I could call him a queer too.

[FreeSecularIran2009]

lol i love the comments from most muslims here.

it proves how brainwashed they are.

[SumsGTR]

@FreeSecularlran

Mark my words, once the entire world chapter turns around (soon) I will ask you then WHO brainwashed you. The media you believe is biggest brainwasher. Political leaders are an illusion.

[FreeSecularIran2009]

Nobody need to brainwash me I see what islam has done and destroyed with my own eyes. if anything the media does not report the worst of it.

sums you just proved my point.

Your talking about the whole world converted to islam this shows what a fanatic brainswashed islamofascist you are.

[SumsGTR]

I will ask you the exact same question on the day of judegement, ie WHO WAS RIGHT! and who was WRONG! It's nothing to do with brainwashing. Look at the VDOs on youtube about New World Order. That has nothing to do with Islam but will open your eyes about what kind of acts the media and western leaders are doing under your own nose. That will open your eyes. Again I stress taht has NOTHING to do with Islam but to prove who are the real "terrorists" and illusionists

[gmcjetpilot]

"I ask you the exact question on judegement day"

You will not be asking any one any thing GOD will judge YOU. There is consequences for your sin and turning away from God to worship mohammads satanic cult. Pagan rituals will not save you, only Jesus can.

"nothing to do with Islam.... media.... western leaders.... the real terrorists"

You are defending evil. ISLAM incites violence and terrorism. Terrorist are THE REAL muslims Jihad until all religion is for moon god allah, aka satan.

[tryanasaurusrex]

he is a coconut

[malihaafzal]

to all the supporters and haters of Salman rushde plz do see this on youtube

'Sheikh Ahmed Deedat-How Rushdie Fooled the West"

really good work

[0111222345]

teri maa ki choot badwa

[emondora20]

ppl who say this guy as an intelectual person are stupid like most western country who admit them as democratic states fooled by this guy. This guy is the most son of a bicth ever delivered in this world.

[bertiethetoupee4]

You can think he is evil, you can have whatever opinions you like, but he is an intellectual. That is a fact. His novels are enormously cleverly constructed, his vocabulary is staggering, his literary criticism is insightful and complex. He is intellectual beyond my comprehension, and I dare say yours. I may have missed your point, though, it was hard to understand what you wre saying through that grammar.

[emondora20]

in tern of english words he uses... he is the champion, but unfortunately he uses the beauty of the language in swearing people, even the queen of england. Therefore i should say this guy isn't intelect in using the language.

[icedthippy]

Yeah. the koran offends me.

But i dont want it banned...that would be backward.

[emondora20]

how can be a book who wrote that your mother or your queen are bitches being freely distributed? You know this book tells you that margarate techer as 'maggie the bitch' as well as the queen of england'. You know this guy should become the enemy of people who admit them as civilized society'

[chc011133]

wat the fuck are u talking about, dont know whether to give a negative or postive hand up ur ass

[Indrajith4evr]

all these people that r throwing a tantrum @ Rushdie,

I dare them to post HOW Rushdie offended Islam with Satanic verses. (Without googling)

The truth is most of these people don't know.

[chc011133]

fuck rushie

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fuck rushie

[Naiya10]

kiddaah ooiihh if he never wrote anything that offended muslims then they wouldnt be throwing a tantrum now would they mr indrajit. watch the vid on youtube on what ahmed deedat says on rushdie and his book yeh

[Indrajith4evr]

I never said that he didn't write anything controversial. I said 99% of these people that r bad mouthing and wanting to kill Rushdie has no idea WHAT HE SAID. Now, when 99% of the population r protesting against some1, not knowing what they r protesting against, specifically.... That says something, doesn't it?

[Naiya10]

weather 99% whever you got your statictics from do or dont know the FACT is that he has said/written things agaist Islam/Quran do you understand that?

[SpinyNorman416]

His book was a work of fiction that used the Quran as a base. However even if he explicitly criticized Islam he would be well in his rights to do so. Nothing that he can say excuses any sort of violence done or threatened toward him. For example when I say that, "I don't believe that God spoke to an illiterate businessman in the Middle East" This does not give anyone the right to use violence to shut me up.

[Naiya10]

ofcourse not, not at all, but freedom of speech does not mean one should say things that are offensive to other religious faiths. personnal opinion is one thing but as soon as for eg a swear word is added in that sentence it is a direct insult to persons or whatever faith."I don't believe that God spoke to an illiterate businessman in the Middle East" - "I don't believe that God spoke to a fuckin illiterate businessman in the Middle East". u get the drift - by the way have u read his book??

[SpinyNorman416]

Freedom of speech means nothing if it does not include the freedom to offend. Religions of all stripes get to free passes.

[confusedimigrant]

he made fun of the prophet who married 12 times(once with a girl as young as 9)

to make joke of it is the weakest form of protest for that kind of absurdity.

also freedom of speech means that "i can insult you and you can insult me back"

[Naiya10]

well then your moms a bitch

freedom of speech and right to offend right.

[SpinyNorman416]

Fair enough. I don't see why you think that you should be allowed to tell a person what they can say. I think you're confusing what you would rather a person say and what they are allowed to say. The problem is that hate speech is determined by the listener and is a totally subjective process. So I might not like what you said but I'm not going to try to shut you up because I have such thin skin.

[viperz998]

relax my friend, you are dealing with a professional retard, he has never understood his/her own state of being. its useless to debate em on an intellectual topic since it far out for his puny mentality

[viperz998]

you sir are a retard and should shoot yerself in the head or run into a knife, its ppl like yew who do not understand or even read the context and ironically stand on firm bases of humanity and freedom of speech, please stop this dilemma with your stale out dated IQ and kill yerself and do the justice to humanity,

this sir is a sincere request.

[SpinyNorman416]

I'm sorry that you get so angry when someone refuses to be censored. You don't have to threaten bodily harm against someone who believes that any speech or writing should be allowed no matter how much it annoys people. Also I don't believe that an Intelligence Quotient has anything to do with someones right to free speech.

[viperz998]

freedom of speech eeh.. did you even read any of his books ? or are you the irritating lil twat who's a A grade professional Internet bully lukin for a hook up ? since you're so idealistic about rushdie, it pretty much cashed in how delirious yer past has been. not yer fault. it was how you were brought up.

Now buzz off and get back to searching another argument

[dichotomyofone]

Rushie is a hero of mine, not because of his writing, for if you've read anything he's wrote, it is hard to follow, but only because he's just a guy who didn't allow the threats of xenaphobic religious peoples stop him from being creative in a way he wanted be creative.

[Muzthedodger]

just because he's speaking articulately and as though he's very intellectual and peaceful, doesn't mean that he is.

he wrote some disgusting, filthy and truly offending things in satanic verses, for which he deserves a punishment.

there's a line between freedom of speech and pure arrogance, and when that line is crossed, it means there'll be consequences..

[christiansoldier3434]

"he wrote some disgusting, filthy and truly offending things in satanic verses, for which he deserves a punishment."

Which would those be?

[chc011133]

yeh i dont get it why did he swear to the british government in his introduction when they fully support him

the guys gay and fucked

[camino1ca]

How ridiculous to call him Satan. We are not living in caves with a lack of information, join the future. Rushdie is very articulate and displays no mal intent. Only the ignorant who do not see the content he is presenting could speak in a negative tone in his regards.

[umarsuperb]

salman rushdie kuttay ka bachha hai,muashrey ka nasoor hai bharwa,is harami ka qatal jaiz hai,is ko to pagal kuttay k agay chor dena chahiye.He is a motherfucker,an ass licker,a sucker,fucker who fucks his own mother,apni maa ki choot me apna lun dalta hai har raat ko saala,bhootni ka, jab ye mare ga to is ki laash ko keere,worms lage gay,ise to zameen bi kabool na kregi,u slut,u pig,shakal dekh saale ki,puri suar ki shakal ha,is pille per to peshaab aur pakhana kardena chahiye,Mar ja tu kameene

[jawwad2208]

salman rashdi is motherfucker

devil mother fucker

pig better then salman rashdi

pig ass

[fc007]

Oh! you and your secret fantasies with satan.

[zargles]

11092202 i think your maybe a bigger idiot the word is "THE" not DA" maybe you need to read a book or two..if you can read that is.

[zargles]

salman rushdie is a fantastic writer

and weather i agree with what he choses to write or not the fact remains that he is free to write whatever he wishes, freedom should mean just that! x

[umarsuperb]

shut ur fucking smelly mouth u bastard,u call salman rushdie pig a fantastic writer,seems ur penis is stuck into ur own sister's vagina,n u have lost urself in it, thats y ur saying it, fuck all u salman rushdie pig supporters

[zulu2829]

salmon pushpie dresses in womans clothes thats why all his women keep leaving AND coz he aint got the balls to satisfy them properly!

[ronwhite19]

rushdie is nothing more then a dog shit....

[11092202]

one of da biggest idiot in da world i realy hate him

[horneyvirus]

Without even reading his book. Like most brainwashed muslims I might add.

[addiyat]

Muslims got to be highly progressive and cortributory to the world affairs,be it science, politics, economy and philosophy to be counted,that it actually was in our prophet's(pbuh)time. If you think fire-fighting can restore the glorious ISLAM, then it's time to refresh yor brain. If you want to get away with mere demonstration of your faith, then embrace the misery as we are in now. Act..that's all that matters. Act as ISLAM taught you to be patient, hunt knowledge and do good to mankind.

[addiyat]

For all the zealot muslims, it is advised that, why let other people pull your string? Rushdie might damaged your belief, but i fear, ignorance is mightier than rushdie,that's what we share these days. No muslim came up against his dark magical creation with prudence and wisdom but exposing as vulnerable and reactive.

[heal2012]

Bourgeoisie...

[zk7975]

this man is jewish agent and is paid high salary,,,,,

he thinks he will live forever but let me remind you QURAN'S verse that Every soul will have to taste death " so fear from ALLAH and accept islam as your religion

[Totic29]

What is the point of your comment, really? every religious person believes they are right, that there religion is the "true religion" but you are probable Muslim because you were born Muslim, not because of anything else. If you had been born Jewish you would be Jewish, so think down and think. I know asking people to think is like gravity not to pull things down.. but hey, come on give it a try, it might do you some good.

[dawah100]

Looking at this man it seems like he hasnt been able to get any sleep for weeks!

This man is a FOOL.

[jnm60]

Why doesn't Saman Rushdi renounce Islam and be made the head of Church of England. He is more inarticulate in person then in his writings!(N)

[kaziqbal]

He is more inarticulate in person ****then**** in his writings!(N)

well compared to your articulation he's very inarticulate!

[arshie]

Watch - Sheikh Ahmed Deedat-How Rushdie Fooled the West?

[spelchekker]

How to say nothing in ten minutes

[shayon007]

haha....i like how muslims assert that islam is the "ultimate truth"....it is very funny because how do you KNOW for SURE that there is any truth involved with your faith in the first place? there are numerous people that adhere to other faiths, including hindus, christians, jews, and buddhists, which i think outweighs the number of muslims in the world, and i guess it is high time that you start questioning your own faith....and on top of that, your claim of god is not even verifiable...

[EVariation]

First, relgion is a farce. Many religions have existed before islam (a very young religion btw). It is a medium used to control populations. Muslims get offended so easily at anything. Grow a backbone and become a man and not a mindless sheep. Religion is the opium of the Proletariat, truly. Use your gray matter (brain) a bit more, don't be such simpleton animals.

[chiaroo10]

what I like about him is his sense of humour. it's palpable in the books too.

[actionsfurysroar]

Salman Rushdie not only abused ISLAM (The Ultimate Truth) but also he abused so many people like "WHITE WOMEN - NEVER MIND FAT, JEWISH, NON-DEFERENTIAL12 WHITE WOMEN - WERE FOR FUCKING AND THROWING OVER. "(PAGE 261 TVS)

Read a great retort: CAN YOU STOMACH THE BEST OF RUSHDIE?

"The Satanic Verses"

unexpurgated

By Ahmed Deedat

[kaziqbal]

"not only abused ISLAM"

if just mere words and ideas of his writings "abused" Islam, its not very strong is it?

[actionsfurysroar]

Ppl like him r reason of provocation and anger, these ppl r curse to humanity.

[Mr0bombastic]

so everyone shuld walk on egg shells because "the muslems might get offended"???

FUCK NO!!! welcome to democracy bitch, were I have the right to ridicule your piece of shit of a religion!!! DEAL WITH IT, asshole.

[umor88]

satan rushdi basicly need some knowleedge because he does not know any thing

[user111111111111]

I had the opportunity to meet him! he is an exceptional speaker, thinker and writer! I see people writing bad things about him, but please read his books before you judge him.

[hashwani74]

what abt him judgeing and hurting billions of peaple by loughing at their belif. is that wha his athieasim teaches him to have no morals and feelings.

[carolineislands]

I just purchased the book, Satanic Verses and am reading it now. He is a wonderful writer and a very courageous man. It is high time that the Muslim community begins to understand free speech and that speaking out against one's religion is not grounds for violent retaliation or doing physical harm to others. It's ludicrous in this day and age that a person has to live in hiding because they have written a book! Do Muslims realize how barbaric it is to call for the death of a person for this?

[chiaroo10]

lucky thing, you.

[FahadKhan1988]

rushdie fooled the west, like they get fooled every time

[wilie123]

mr.fahad greetings

pls allow me to change the word FOOLED with OPENED so it will go like this

rushdie opened the eyes of the west like they get opened by the reaction of the fanatic muslims when they outcry like wounded animals

peace

[sonoglt]

you know what rushdie ,, fuck you,ur the evil of the world ass hole

[wanderingsociologist]

why?

[hashwani74]

i agree wid u sonogit! if u put two horns on his head and a tail on his ass then he will exactly look like a devil.

[sonoglt]

thansk brove

[LiberalDemocrat83]

One word: Asshole

[aninditadeo]

sheer genius..hats off to the masterful "teller of stoties". If we take aside a moment to ponder on the beauty of his work,perhaps,jus perhaps,we won't waste our time ranting abt other things:)

also u've got to hand it to the man for retaining his sense of humor and sanity in face of the insanity around..

[TheAmazing70]

I think the easiest way to became famous and have some extra dollars is to insolte islam and muslims.

But barking never change the way of the truth

[handesh786]

salman is awaiting the angel of death.

[richardsull119]

Aren't we all?

[redshong]

hell is waiting for u dear rushdie

[vanderbilt887]

Hell is just an illusion designed by humans out of false metaphysics (Plato's, for example) to keep you, an average ignorant and unread person, in a mental prison and in control. My advice to you, dear redshong: Read some more books (besides the bible, koran or whatever it is), especially Rushdie! Think for yourself...

Best of luck!

[marulinkaa]

He´s a marvelous writer. I deeply appreciate his books.

[Elephant1960]

Salman Rushdie is a man of commitment and courage, and people who say that he isn't a talented artist are dumb idiots. I truly believe that is he one of the most talented writers of his generation and all his novels are breathtaking literary achievements. So my respects, Sir Salman.

[FAMiLYGuyROCKS10]

A great man that doesn't deserve the crap that people give him

[shep59]

freedom to insult is the most crucial part of freedom of speech, idiot.

[yaat22055]

You're the idiot here sir...I guess you would be ok when I come to your house and call you and your wife names...well I am free, right?...if that the freedom you're promoting then i can start calling you names from now

[MickeyLove01]

If you did that I think you'll find out first hand that our women are human beings and have rights. You'd probably get your sorry faced kicked in losing many teeth too. And that's by the woman!

[bebononna]

cut the bullshit, who's "we" that you're referring to?...the west?....well I don't know about UK, but i know the US has the most domestic voilence worldwide and american women are the worst treated women on earth by their men.. courts are daily full of beaten wives.. they still call them minority although women now outnumber men so i don't know what the name "minority" refer to other than lower class....so cut the bullshit

[MickeyLove01]

I think you're missing the point.  You know these facts because the women have rights to speak out. Muslim women do not and suffer in silence. So taken that you or I cannot obtain accurate statistics, you cannot make that statement correct?

[MediaCoo]

In Islam women have a lot of freedoms- men have a lot of responsibilities. Arab countries are the entities oppressing the women not the laws of Islam. Men have to take care of their woman and childern and domestic violence is against the law of Islam. So do some homework, don't just watch the news.

[MickeyLove01]

The image of islam you are speaking about is the ideal one that is wished for. In reality this does not happen. My comments are not based on any news reports. But by all means, explain what "freedoms" women have. I await your response.

[noonward]

Yes exactly that's what freedom of speech means to an extent. Go ahead. But don't break any laws while you do it.

[yaat22055]

next time, i will hear somebody promoting the freedom to steal, or the fredom to rape

[vanderbilt887]

Exactly. Of course, the question always is: What's an insult and what's not? It's a very relative term. I personally like the way Noam Chomsky put it: If you believe in freedom of speech, you believe in freedom of speech for views you don't like. If not, you don't believe in freedom of speech at all.

[Faqeer112]

What a shame!! Such a fool is giving lectures LoL. If you really want to know about his capabilities, then read his books :d

What a fool!!

[ready4all69]

he is not a Artist he is reall man he knows the Quran is fake, God Bless Salman Rushdi

[MeX2004]

I have nothing to say against Salman Rushdie, Alphonse D'Amato, or George Bush they are all Jewish puppets and pawns. These puppets will do anything for Jewish money, power and position. Some of them will sell out America to Jews and others will write books to please Jews. Give enough money to Salman Rushdie and he will write a slanderous book on Mary and the birth of Jesus Christ also because these people are soulless Jewish puppets. I'm just pointing out Jewish evil and nothing else. Kapish?

[bobbels101]

You have the freedom to say that.

As Voltaire said: 'I might not agree with what you say, but i will defend to the death your right to say it.' That's the way Rushdie thinks. That's the honourable way to think.

Freedom of speech precedes freedom of religion, you must realise that.

[soheiljerusalem]

undoubtedly freedom of speech is the most important .

[GoblinGirl]

A great, great man, and one of the world's greatest writers. A real artist....

[Hottides]

Rushdie's knighthood was truly Britain's finest hour.

[shakingthemtrees]

He stood up against the brain washers. Salute Him!

[Staal75]

Clever fellow indeed, and wow he can think for himself

[jakob0815]

Man ultratronx, you are really dumb and primitive...

[MCH1984]

Well, the short answer is yes....as is the long one.

[yerk3]

A true hero for free speech. Truly insightful.

ultratronx, you're an articulate one, aren't you?

[dadarocks]

don't worry about those who dislike him they never bothered to read him in first place..

[toonasammich]

very engaging...

[shipfed]

i could listen to him forever ...

[yvirani]

god, i love him ...