I have condemned Khomeini's fatwa to kill Salman Rushdie as a breach of international relations and as an assault on Islam as we know it in the era of apostasy. I believe that the wrong done by Khomeini towards Islam and the Muslims is no less than that done by the author himself. As regards freedom of expression, I have said that it must be considered sacred and that thought can only be corrected by counter-thought. During the debate, I supported the boycott of the book as a means of maintaining social peace, granted that such a decision would not be used as a pretext to constrain thought.

Famous Quotes / Naguib Mahfouz

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Naguib Mahfouz: "I have condemned Khomeini's fatwa to kill Salman Rushdie as a breach of international relations and as an assault on Islam as we know it in the era of apostasy. I believe that the wrong done by Khomeini towards Islam and the Muslims is no less than that done by the author himself. As regards freedom of expression, I have said that it must be considered sacred and that thought can only be corrected by counter-thought. During the debate, I supported the boycott of the book as a means of maintaining social peace, granted that such a decision would not be used as a pretext to constrain thought."

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Apostasy	Assault	Author	Believe
Book	Boycott	Breach	Condemned
Considered	Constrain	Corrected	Counterthought
Debate	Decision	Done	During
Expression	Fatwa	Freedom	Granted
Himself	International	Islam	Khomeini
Khomeinis	Kill	Maintaining	Means
Muslims	Must	Peace	Pretext
Regards	Relations	Rushdie	Sacred
Salman	Social	Such	Supported
Thought	Towards	Used	Wrong

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I have condemned Khomeini's fatwa to kill Salman Rushdie as a breach of international relations and as an assault on Islam as we know it in the era of apostasy. I believe that the wrong done by Khomeini towards Islam and the Muslims is no less than that done by the author himself. As regards freedom of expression, I have said that it must be considered sacred and that thought can only be corrected by counter-thought. During the debate, I supported the boycott of the book as a means of maintaining social peace, granted that such a decision would not be used as a pretext to constrain thought. - Naguib Mahfouz