Frankfurt book fair opens in controversy as Salman Rushdie sparks Iran boycott
The world's biggest book fair opens with Iran boycotting the exhibition because the author has been invited to speak. (Image: AFP)/ FRANKFURT: The world's biggest book fair opens Wednesday under a cloud of controversy with Iran calling on all Muslim nations to boycott the exhibition because author defended the choice, saying freedom of expression was a key theme at this year's gathering of writers and publishers, 10 months after Islamists marched into the Paris office of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down its editorial ...
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