books.google.co.nz - The publication in 1988 of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses triggered a furor that pitted much of the Islamic world against the West over issues of blasphemy and freedom of expression. The controversy soon took on the aspect of a confrontation of civilizations, provoking powerful emotions on...http://books.google.co.nz/books/about/The_Rushdie_Affair.html?id=kNZdRJfQAFEC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Rushdie Affair
