To dare to speak

The attack on Salman Rushdie, the author known for The Satanic Verses and for the fatwa issued against him, among other works, is a reminder, one that we did not need, that freedom of expression remains endangered even in nations whose intellectual life arose out of the Enlightenment and who are supposed to be the world’s defenders of human rights.

As an author, I cannot claim to offer any surprise when I say that I see the liberty…