“The Indian-born writer [Salman Rushdie] was awarded a British knighthood last month. Many Muslims, still angry at his portrayal of their faith in his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, protested.”
Ed Cognoski responds:Bruce Tomaso passes on a claim that former President Jimmy Carter was critical of Salman Rushdie in 1989. In fact, at the time, former President Carter condemned the fatwa and affirmed Rushdie's right to free speech. But just because someone has a right to do something doesn't make it wise to exercise that right. Personally, I think it's just as regrettable to condemn Carter for pointing that out then as it is for Muslims to condemn Britain for knighting Rushdie now.
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