Disco Dancer - Thanks for that link. It is good to read a different perspective about Rushdie even though one might need some salt and garam masala to take it in with. Perhaps I lack the kind of perspective Ziauddin Sardar brings to the table and therefore dont see it entirely the way he does. I am not terribly familiar with very many of the works of the other writers mentioned in that article, but I wonder by critisizing Rushdie, is Ziauddin giving him more credit than he really deserves? The ensuing discussion of the article got pretty interesting and bit heated, huh? Much more spicier than Sajha has been of late ...LOL! Have a good one!