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Advocate of human rights, equity and social justice for a fairer society. Lived in five countries across four continents. Culturally rich and diverse ancestry.

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Sathnam Sanghera @Sathnam · Jan 14, 2023
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Have you ever taken against a book, given up on it, but then, at another time in your life, given it another shot and loved it?
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Conrad @ConradOliveira · Jan 15, 2023
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Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses. I took the view that he had written it deliberately as a provocation. Went back to it a few years later. While not his best novel, it is a nuanced description of the alienation, identity crises and cultural conflict that confronts all immigrants.

Book Sep 26, 1988
The Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie
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