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Anis Ahmed Rushdie

Cited in 3 segments across 1 recording · 2022 · person/person:anis-ahmed-rushdie

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19 Aug 2022video LatestWhat was Salman Rushdie's family background? Mufti Abu Layth describes Rushdie's privileged Muslim family in Bombay, a father who took the name Rushdie from Ibn Rushd, and an English boarding-school education shaped by admiration for the British ruling class. LessonSalman RushdieAnis Ahmed RushdieIbn Rushd (Averroes) machine6 min 32 s9:18on YouTube
19 Aug 2022video LatestWhat made Salman Rushdie so hostile to Islam? Mufti Abu Layth suggests that Rushdie's hostility to Islam is rooted in an unresolved resentment of his father, who embraced his Muslim identity and moved to Pakistan. LessonSalman RushdieAnis Ahmed RushdieIbn Rushd (Averroes)Sigmund Freud machine9 min 13 s15:50on YouTube
19 Aug 2022video Why did Salman Rushdie write The Satanic Verses? In his personal opinion, Rushdie wrote the novel chiefly as defiance of his father, did not expect the backlash, and has since been abandoned even by the left he championed. LessonSalman RushdieThe Satanic Verses (novel)Anis Ahmed RushdieImran Khan machine7 min 56 s44:48on YouTube