The 65 year-old suggested that free speech was being put at risk because “religious extremists of all stripes” attacked people who criticised other beliefs.
In a new interview today, he also condemned people who justified violent protests or the “vilification” of people in the name of “religion”.
Sir Salman Rushdie (Picture: CLARA MOLDEN)
His interview came after his latest book Joseph Anton: A Memoir recounted his life in hiding after Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for his death in 1989.
The Booker Prize-winning author was forced to go into hiding after the fatwa was issued more than two decades ago following the publication of his fourth book.
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