VS Naipaul withdraws from Turkish event after row over Islam comments
Turkish writers expressed outrage at Nobel laureate's invitation to European Writers' Parliament, after comments he made about Islam in 2001
The Nobel laureate VS Naipaul has pulled out of a literary event opening in Istanbul tomorrow, after Turkish writers threatened a boycott because of deeply critical comments he has made on Islam.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 24 November, 2010
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