The author William Dalrymple describes seeing Christians and Muslims praying together in a Greek Orthodox convent in Syria a few years ago.

BBC: Castle ruins

Festival organiser and author William Dalrymple said that a lot of people "don't realise that even reading from a banned book is against the law".

BBC: Rushdie: India authorities gave 'false intelligence'

"Jaipur Literature Festival is the same as always, serious literature and then some fun, " Press Trust of India quoted one of the organisers, author William Dalrymple, as saying.

BBC: Jaipur Literature Festival begins