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*  In November 2022, Atwan appears as expressing sympathy for Sir Salman’s assailant.<ref>

*  In August 2022, Atwan appears as expressing sympathy for Sir Salman’s assailant.<ref>

[https://www.thejc.com/lets-talk/all/bbc's-defence-of-atwan-makes-its-hypocrisy-clear BBC’s defence of Atwan makes its hypocrisy clear], ''The JC'', 2 September, 2022.<blockquote>

[https://www.thejc.com/lets-talk/all/bbc's-defence-of-atwan-makes-its-hypocrisy-clear BBC’s defence of Atwan makes its hypocrisy clear], ''The JC'', 2 September, 2022.<blockquote>

Previously the BBC has behaved as if it doesn’t matter what Bari Atwan has said elswhere. This week the JC asked the BBC to respond to his expression of sympathy for Sir Salman’s assailant in the US last month on its own News Channel. Bari Atwan told viewers that the Satanic Verses "is blasphemy completely and it is offensive", that Rushdie "was very, very cruel" and that "to talk about the wives of the Pro-phet is really very, very dangerous...freedom of expression is practiced only to insult Muslims."

Previously the BBC has behaved as if it doesn’t matter what Bari Atwan has said elswhere. This week the JC asked the BBC to respond to his expression of sympathy for Sir Salman’s assailant in the US last month on its own News Channel. Bari Atwan told viewers that the Satanic Verses "is blasphemy completely and it is offensive", that Rushdie "was very, very cruel" and that "to talk about the wives of the Pro-phet is really very, very dangerous...freedom of expression is practiced only to insult Muslims."