In Iran, fundamentalism was fuelled to an extent by the regime of the Shah being supported by the West. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes extent fuel fundamentalism
The way you write a screenplay is that you close your eyes and run the movie in your head and then you write it down. Salman Rushdie closeeyehead Change image and share on social
One of the things I've learnt is not to depend on there being a woman in your life to make it work. I love my work, I love my children, I've got wonderful friends, you know, I have a nice life. Salman Rushdie childdependfriend Change image and share on social
In an ideal world, you could reunite the Pakistan-occupied part of Kashmir with the Indian-occupied part and restore the old borders. You could have both India and Pakistan agreeing to guarantee those borders, demilitarise the area, and to invest in it economically. In a sane world that would happen, but we don't live in a sane world. Salman Rushdie agreeareaborder share on social
I truly believe that fundamentalism stems from unemployment. A man without a job is desperate; he doesn't want to live anyway. Stef Wertheimer desperatefundamentalismjob Change image and share on social
The question is not whether Tibet should be independent but the extent of the autonomy that it is allowed. Tibet has been firmly ensconced as part of the Chinese empire since the Qing dynasty's military intervention in Tibet in the early 18th century. Martin Jacques 18thallowautonomy share on social
Supplying fuel for a Mars expedition from the lunar surface is often suggested, but it's hard to make it pay off - Moon bases are expensive, and just buying more rockets to launch fuel from Earth is relatively cheap. Henry Spencer basisbuycheap share on social