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World Service,11 Aug 1989,13 mins

The Satanic Verses

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Protests against Salman Rushdie's novel opened up wider issues about the cultural integration of Asian immigrants in Britain. It raised questions about how Britains' one million muslims want to live their lives in a Western society.

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