CEP Webinar: The Satanic Verses To Charlie Hebdo – The Fatwa’s Legacy

Friday, Feb 10, 2023

On February 10, 2023, CEP hosted the webinar The Satanic Verses to Charlie Hebdo: The Fatwa’s Legacy with journalist Graeme Wood and CEP advisor Liam Duffy.

Ahead of the anniversary of the fatwa against Salman Rushdie and his publishing staff, discussants reflected on the recent attack on Rushdie, the legacy of the fatwa, as well as other attacks against perceived blasphemers such as against Charlie Hebdo. 

Participants:

  • Graeme Wood, Staff Writer at The Atlantic and author of The Way of the Strangers: Encounters With the Islamic State. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and teaches at Yale University.
  • Liam Duffy, CEP Strategic Advisor and a regular contributor for UnHerd. He has written for The Spectator, The Daily Express and CapX on extremism. Liam recently authored the CEP report Gradualists to Jihadists: Islamist Narratives in the West.

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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