Join me for the launch of the Moral Courage Conversations, a series of on-stage dialogues with artists, journalists, and activists about the future of free expression in a fractured world.Tickets are available through the 92 Street Y: http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?category=Moral+Courage888&productid=T%2DLC5SE40Her first guest is no stranger to controversy. Salman Rushdie is a novelist who has captured international attention for decades, some of which has threatened his life. Winning the Brookers Prize in 1981 for Midnight's Children, Rushdie went on to publish The Satanic Versus in 1988. The Book drew violent protests in the Muslim World and resulted in a fatwâ from the Supreme Leader of Iran. Rushdie was forced to live decades in hiding as he avoided multiple threats and assassination attempts. His death sentence was reaffirmed by Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in 2005. Come for a night of what will surely by a fascinating discussion. Sunday, January 18, 2009. 8PM