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Knox reports on interviews with members of Norma Khouri's family in Chicago, USA. They reveal a different story of family relationships, conflicts and residencies to that provided by Khouri. Knox sought clarification from Khouri in relation to the discrepancies. She maintained the truth of her life as revealed in Forbidden Love.
Knox exposes alleged inconsistencies in Khouri's story of honour killings in Jordan and of the details of her own personal life. Knox communicated with Amal al-Sabbagh of the Jordanian National Commission for Women. al-Sabbagh claimed that her investigations revealed 73 'errors and exaggerations' within the text of Forbidden Love. Knox, through the auspices of the Sydney Morning Herald, discovered significant inaccuracies in Khouri's claims in relation to country of residence and family relationships.
Lawson reports on Greer's reaction to her September 2003 interview on Andrew Denton's Enough Rope. Greer was annoyed with Denton's personal line of questioning as she understood she was to be talking about her essay 'Whitefella Jump Up'. Denton contended that there had been no understanding to discuss the essay.