Salman Rushdie to Receive Liberatum Cultural Honor in London on July 8
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Naman Ramachandran
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Salman Rushdie, the Booker Prize-winning author of "Midnight's Children" and "The Satanic Verses," will receive Liberatum's 14th Cultural Honor at a London ceremony on July 8, which also marks the international cultural diplomacy organization's 25th anniversary. The honor is positioned as both a tribute to Rushdie's literary legacy and a public statement on freedom of expression, with the organization asserting that free expression is under greater threat than at any point in recent history. Notable guests include Asif Kapadia, Richard Eyre, and Terry Gilliam.
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· 3 pulledThe event simultaneously marks the international cultural diplomacy organization's 25th anniversary.
Liberatum, founded in 2001, positions the honor as both a tribute to Rushdie's literary legacy and a public statement on freedom of expression.
The evening's theme reflects the organization's view that free expression is under greater threat – in more places and more ways – than at any point in recent history.
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