Satanic Verses Statement – Document
| Series name | Administration and Outreach |
| Description | The Asian Women Writers Collective published this letter stating their position with regard to the “Rushdie affair”. In 1989, Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘Satanic Verses’ was banned by the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini and a ‘fatwa’ was issued against Rushdie on the grounds that his book was blasphemous under Islamic law. |
| Date of Creation / Publication | 1989 |
| Creator | Asian Women Writers Collective |
| Associated Person/ Organisation | Randhawa, Ravinder; Khomeini, Ayatullah |
| Location | |
| Collection and Reference Number | Asian Women Writers Collective (AWWC) (GB 2661 AWWC) |
| Catalogue Number | AWWC/AD3 |
| Copyright | Asian Women Writers Collective/ individual writer / publisher |
| Access to originals | The originals are located in the SALIDAA archive. |
| Series notes | The Administrative and Outreach material includes some of the Asian Women Writers Collective's early promotional material such membership information, letters, statements, flyers and other administrative information. |
| Collection notes | The materials from the Asian Women Writers Collective archives consist of two categories: items which belong to publications such as short stories, poems and writings from workshops and administrative and outreach material such as membership information, correspondence and information about events hosted by the organisation. |
