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That's Sir Salman Rushdie

Pshaw Iran, Queen Elizabeth knights the controversial author in a 'private moment'

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(Newser) – Queen Elizabeth officially knighted Salman Rushdie today, the AP reports, a year after the award was announced to widespread Muslim protest. “I have no regrets about any of my work,” said Rushdie, when asked about his novel The Satanic Verses, for which the Shah of Iran awarded him a “death sentence” and forced him into hiding. No cameras were allowed at the knighting, which the 61-year-old described as a “private moment.”

British author Salman Rushdie is seen after receiving his Knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London Wednesday, June 25, 2008.
British author Salman Rushdie is seen after receiving his Knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London Wednesday, June 25, 2008.   (AP Photo/John Stillwell, PA)
In this photo released by Random House Publishing shows the cover Salman Rushdie author of
In this photo released by Random House Publishing shows the cover Salman Rushdie author of "The Enchantress of Florence".   (AP Photo/Beowulf Sheehan,Random House Publishing Group)
In this photo provided by the Aspen Writers Foundation, author Salman Rushdie talks about writer's block at the Aspen Writer's Foundation on Sunday, June 22, 2008 in Aspen, Colo.
In this photo provided by the Aspen Writers Foundation, author Salman Rushdie talks about writer's block at the Aspen Writer's Foundation on Sunday, June 22, 2008 in Aspen, Colo.   (AP Photo)
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