Rushdie: Climate of fear would prevent 'Satanic Verses' publication today

'The Satanic Verses' author Salman Rushdie said it would be “difficult” to publish the book now because of the “climate of fear” that exists.

The writer, whose latest book 'Joseph Anton: A Memoir' recounts his life in hiding after Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for his death, said many of the opponents of free expression used a “medieval vocabulary”.