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There have been very few writers who have been dogged by controversy throughout their careers. Some have been persecuted in less enlightened times such as Mark Twain, and some have been ridiculed by the press like Edgar Allan Poe. Yet, Salman Rushdie was the first author in the free world to have been pursued from across continents and forced into hiding because of a death sentence by a foreign government. To say Salman Rushdie is a very controversial writer in today's society would be a gross understatement. Rushdie in fact could be considered the ideal poster boy for absolute freedom of the press.

It is not that Rushdie prides himself on being rebellious, he simply presents his ideas bluntly and it just so happens that his ideas address extremely volatile topics such as the Islam religion. Rushdie's philosophy was eloquently put when he wrote, "What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist."

Contrary to many great authors, Rushdie......

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