Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gordon Prentice (Labour), on Tuesday, 19 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 32 members in total.
SIR SALMAN RUSHDIE
That this House deplores the reported comments of the Pakistan Minister for Religious Affairs, Ijaz ul-Haq, who apparently believes that it would be legitimate for a suicide bomber to take the life of Salman Rushdie following the award of a knighthood for his literary achievements; further deplores the resolution of Pakistan's lower House of Parliament condemning the author's knighthood; believes that such utterances reflect medieval attitudes which damage Pakistan's reputation in the world; and urges the country to embrace modernity and tolerate differences in views and in religion.
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- Early day motion
- Reference
- 1732
- Session
- 2006-07
- Other sponsors
- Peter Bottomley
- Ann Cryer
- Andrew Dismore
- Andrew George
- Mike Penning
- Subjects
- Pakistan Religious freedom Rushdie, Salman
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