Banned book week: Salman Rushdie has no regrets

In August, Random House, the book's original US publisher, decided not to publish out of fear of reprisals from Muslim extremists. But controversial Dutch publisher, Martin Rynja of Gibson Square Books (publisher of such books as "House of Bush, House of Saud," O.J. Simpson's "If I Did It," and "Blowing Up Russia by Alexander Litvinenko) said that he would go forward with a release of "The Jewel of Medina" in the UK.

Then, this weekend there was a firebomb attack on Rynja's North London home. According to thebookseller.com, the book's publication in the UK is now in "suspended animation" following the weekend attack.