Comments on: Salman Rushdie, a missed opportunity http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227 Current affairs for a progressive generation Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Eremos http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70691 Eremos Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:42:44 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70691 Thanks for all your kind words guys. That's three times in a week that I've been pasted for being Bengali and not liking fish.... Garrett- thanks for the link. Very, very interesting. Will email over my thoughts to you. Also thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself. --Arif Thanks for all your kind words guys.

That’s three times in a week that I’ve been pasted for being Bengali and not liking fish….

Garrett- thanks for the link. Very, very interesting. Will email over my thoughts to you. Also thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself.

–Arif

]]> By: Muhamad (peace be upon me) http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70559 Muhamad (peace be upon me) Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:26:19 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70559 How can you be a Bengaliman and not like fish? You clearly can't be an Englishman coz our dish nationally is supposedly fish and chips. :-) How can you be a Bengaliman and not like fish?
You clearly can’t be an Englishman coz our dish
nationally is supposedly fish and chips.

:-)

]]> By: Katy Newton http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70549 Katy Newton Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:09:08 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70549 Good article. Write more. Also, try more different kinds of fish. Good article. Write more. Also, try more different kinds of fish.

]]> By: Garrett from Wishtank http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70419 Garrett from Wishtank Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:19:31 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70419 Hey Arif, Good piece here. We just released an article on Rushdie and the importance of protecting free speech in our magazine <em>Wishtank: Journal of intellectual freedom.</em> It can be found at <a href="http://www.wishtank.org" rel="nofollow">www.wishtank.org </a>. I'd be curious as to what you think about the comments <em>The New York Times</em> made that likened the protection of free speech to religious acculturation. Feel free to email me at editor@wishtank.org if you ever want to share anything. humbly. Garrett Heaney Founding Editor Wishtank magazine www.wishtank.org Hey Arif,
Good piece here. We just released an article on Rushdie and the importance of protecting free speech in our magazine Wishtank: Journal of intellectual freedom. It can be found at http://www.wishtank.org .

I’d be curious as to what you think about the comments The New York Times made that likened the protection of free speech to religious acculturation. Feel free to email me at editor@wishtank.org if you ever want to share anything.

humbly.
Garrett Heaney
Founding Editor
Wishtank magazine
http://www.wishtank.org

]]> By: Jagdeep http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70316 Jagdeep Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:11:45 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70316 Understood. Keep the MCB and Osama Saeed and Bunglawala on notice for their reaction. Sir Iqbal has already said, 'Padma Lakshmi, perhaps, would be too good for him'. Understood. Keep the MCB and Osama Saeed and Bunglawala on notice for their reaction. Sir Iqbal has already said, ‘Padma Lakshmi, perhaps, would be too good for him’.

]]> By: justforfun http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70315 justforfun Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:03:21 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70315 Sorry no link - just complete faith in God's sense of humour. You know in your heart I'm right - have patience - the paparazzi will take a few days. Justforun Sorry no link – just complete faith in God’s sense of humour. You know in your heart I’m right – have patience – the paparazzi will take a few days.

Justforun

]]> By: Jagdeep http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70314 Jagdeep Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:43:04 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70314 No I haven't justforfun, who is he doing magic realism with now? Link please. Can someone contact the Muslim Council of Britain for a comment on this please? No I haven’t justforfun, who is he doing magic realism with now? Link please.

Can someone contact the Muslim Council of Britain for a comment on this please?

]]> By: justforfun http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70312 justforfun Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:34:15 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70312 Jagdeep - you've obviously not seen his latest. Justforfun Jagdeep – you’ve obviously not seen his latest.

Justforfun

]]> By: Jagdeep http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70309 Jagdeep Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:45:47 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1227#comment-70309 Look on the bright side guys, his hot babe of a wife is divorcing him --- maybe that is the divine punishment he deserves, not being able to get jiggy with her ever again. Look on the bright side guys, his hot babe of a wife is divorcing him — maybe that is the divine punishment he deserves, not being able to get jiggy with her ever again.

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