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Aug 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
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At @nypl and around the globe, readers and writers are standing in solidarity with @SalmanRushdie and celebrating his tireless advocacy for freedom of expression and the plight of imperiled writers around the globe. #StandWithSalman Image
No better place to be than here at @nypl!

Keli Goff and @SuzanneNossel #StandWithSalman Image
Thank you to all the readers and writers and friends of @SalmanRushdie and supporters of free expression who came to #StandWithSalman today.

We are #LouderTogether!

@PENamerica @nypl @randomhouse @SpeakEasy_House
“I thought novels were a waste of my time until I read Rushdie. Then I realized— they are totally another way to capture the truth.” Vivek Gidla on why he came to #StandWithSalman. Image
"If we are not confident of our #freedom, then we are not free." @SalmanRushdie #StandWithSalman Image

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