'We're all in danger. And some of us are more overtly in danger than the rest,' Iranian-American author Roya Hakakian said.
A man holds a sign in solidarity with Salman Rushdie, one of many people at the 'Stand With Salman' event at The New York Public Library.
"I hope this is a wake-up call that people like Salman, who are fearless, who write things as they see them, who are not afraid to speak the truth as they view it, really are in danger," said PEN America Chief Executive Suzanne Nossel. The nonprofit free-expression and human rights group helped organise the event."We're all in danger. And some of us are more overtly in danger than the rest," Iranian-American author Roya Hakakian said in an interview.
When Mrs Bush died in 2018, Jarrar described her as an "amazing racist" for a comment about the majority-Black communities displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Ms Gurba said many people supported her, but she also received threats of violence on her phone and the internet.