# @thewrap on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DT6hljEk1Pn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/54289150-thewrap-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-25T01:01:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Wrap (@thewrap) — https://gondola.cc/thewrap

## Caption

#Sundance2026: Salman Rushdie argues that authoritarianism and terrorism share a mindset that sees culture as the enemy. He refers to Hamas as a terrorist organization “that needs to be spoken of,” while also acknowledging “atrocities committed by the Netanyahu government.”

"For the authoritarian mind, culture is the enemy," Rushdie told TheWrap's found and editor-in-chief sharonwaxman. "Culture encourages freedom."

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