Salman Rushdie as graduation speaker upsets Muslim students at Claremont Colleges

Muslim advocacy groups are calling on Claremont McKenna College to address concerns about author Salman Rushdie serving as its graduation speaker because of what they call his anti-Muslim comments.

Rushdie, an Indian-born British and American novelist known for his works about religion and politics, has drawn criticism before, including when he received death threats in the 1980s for his book, “The Satanic Verses.”

The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations on Wednesday...