Salman Rushdie Warns of Threats to Free Speech in Rare Address at British Book Awards

Salman Rushdie warned that freedom of expression is under severe threat in Western democracies.
Rushdie cited censorship of books in schools and libraries as examples of threats to free speech.
Rushdie criticized publishers changing older books to fit modern sensibilities.
Rushdie urged publishers to allow books to reflect the era in which they were written.
Rushdie's address came nine months after he was stabbed onstage in New York, an attack he is still recovering from.