Guest Piers Morgan likened Rushdie's stabbing to the onstage confrontations of comedians Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock earlier this year.
“First, I have to say something — it’s somewhat personal but also national news,” Maher said. “A dear friend of mine, good friend of this show, got stabbed today, Salman Rushdie. I’m sure people have seen this news.”
Maher continued by discussing his feelings surrounding the Islamic faith. “Islam is still a much more fundamentalist religion than any of the other religions in the world, and that means they take what’s in the holy book seriously,” the host said. “And that has been dangerous for a long time — it’s still dangerous. This was 1989 when he was first threatened.”
Morgan responded by saying that freedom of speech in the U.S. is at risk, and he likened the attack on Rushdie to comedians Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock having been
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