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Fall Of Shah, Rise Of Raisi: How Ebrahim Raisi Consolidated Power In Iran
Revered by the hardline factions within Iran's regime and reviled by human rights organisations, Ebrahim Raisi's journey from a low-ranking cleric's son to the zenith of Iranian power to an abrupt death in an air crash is steeped in controversy.
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Video: Protestors Burn Down Home Of Iran's 1st Supreme Leader Khomeini
Protesters in Iran have set fire to the ancestral home of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Videos posted on social media showed part of the structure in the city of Khomein being set ablaze.
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Salman Rushdie Attacker In Video From Jail: "I Don't Like Him Very Much"
The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini but would not say if he was inspired by a fatwa issued by the former Iranian leader.
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Read Some Pages Of Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses", Says Attacker
The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and he read a couple of pages from Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses".
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How Attack On Salman Rushdie Shows Enduring Impact of Fatwas
The 1989 fatwa imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie for his novel "the Satanic Verses" has haunted many liberal novelists and thinkers whose writings were also seen as insulting to Islam and the Prophet Mohammad.
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The Enduring Impact Of Fatwas
The 1989 fatwa imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie for his novel "the Satanic Verses" has haunted many liberal novelists whose writings were seen as insulting to Islam.
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The 33-Year-Old Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie
Friday's knife attack on Salman Rushdie comes more than 33 years after the fatwa against him by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in which he sentenced him to death.
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New Book Shows How Margaret Thatcher Protected Salman Rushdie In 1989
The latest biography of Margaret Thatcher sheds new light on the role played by the former British Prime Minister in protecting Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie after a fatwa was issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 over the release of his controversial book 'The Satanic Verses''.
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"Don't Want To Hide," Says Author Salman Rushdie, 30 Years After Fatwa
After decades spent in the shadow of a death sentence pronounced by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Salman Rushdie is quietly defiant.
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Iran Executes Eight Terrorists Over Deadly ISIS Attacks In Tehran
Iran has executed eight people convicted over two deadly attacks claimed by the ISIS terrorist group in Tehran last year.
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'Your Turn Will Come': ISIS Video Threatens Attacks In Saudi Arabia
The ISIS threatened attacks in Saudi Arabia after the terror group claimed responsibility for assaults in Tehran that killed at least 17 people, Site Intelligence monitoring group reported on Friday.
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12 Dead In Iran Parliament, Tomb Shootings. Woman Suicide Bomber Involved
Gunmen and suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks on Iran's parliament and the tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini today, killing at 12 people, reported state media.
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Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Dead At 82
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a wily political survivor and multimillionaire mogul who remained among the ruling elite despite moderate views, died on Sunday, state TV reported. He was 82.
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Iran Cleric Jailed Over Execution Tape: Report
The son of one of Iran's founding revolutionaries was sentenced to several years in jail on Sunday after releasing a decades-old tape in which his father denounced the mass execution of prisoners, local media reported.
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Grandson Of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini Fails Election Appeal
Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said today he had lost an appeal against his exclusion from elections for the powerful Assembly of Experts.
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Fall Of Shah, Rise Of Raisi: How Ebrahim Raisi Consolidated Power In Iran
Revered by the hardline factions within Iran's regime and reviled by human rights organisations, Ebrahim Raisi's journey from a low-ranking cleric's son to the zenith of Iranian power to an abrupt death in an air crash is steeped in controversy.
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Video: Protestors Burn Down Home Of Iran's 1st Supreme Leader Khomeini
Protesters in Iran have set fire to the ancestral home of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Videos posted on social media showed part of the structure in the city of Khomein being set ablaze.
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Salman Rushdie Attacker In Video From Jail: "I Don't Like Him Very Much"
The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini but would not say if he was inspired by a fatwa issued by the former Iranian leader.
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Read Some Pages Of Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses", Says Attacker
The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and he read a couple of pages from Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses".
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How Attack On Salman Rushdie Shows Enduring Impact of Fatwas
The 1989 fatwa imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie for his novel "the Satanic Verses" has haunted many liberal novelists and thinkers whose writings were also seen as insulting to Islam and the Prophet Mohammad.
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The Enduring Impact Of Fatwas
The 1989 fatwa imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie for his novel "the Satanic Verses" has haunted many liberal novelists whose writings were seen as insulting to Islam.
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The 33-Year-Old Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie
Friday's knife attack on Salman Rushdie comes more than 33 years after the fatwa against him by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in which he sentenced him to death.
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New Book Shows How Margaret Thatcher Protected Salman Rushdie In 1989
The latest biography of Margaret Thatcher sheds new light on the role played by the former British Prime Minister in protecting Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie after a fatwa was issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 over the release of his controversial book 'The Satanic Verses''.
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"Don't Want To Hide," Says Author Salman Rushdie, 30 Years After Fatwa
After decades spent in the shadow of a death sentence pronounced by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Salman Rushdie is quietly defiant.
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Iran Executes Eight Terrorists Over Deadly ISIS Attacks In Tehran
Iran has executed eight people convicted over two deadly attacks claimed by the ISIS terrorist group in Tehran last year.
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'Your Turn Will Come': ISIS Video Threatens Attacks In Saudi Arabia
The ISIS threatened attacks in Saudi Arabia after the terror group claimed responsibility for assaults in Tehran that killed at least 17 people, Site Intelligence monitoring group reported on Friday.
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12 Dead In Iran Parliament, Tomb Shootings. Woman Suicide Bomber Involved
Gunmen and suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks on Iran's parliament and the tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini today, killing at 12 people, reported state media.
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Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Dead At 82
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a wily political survivor and multimillionaire mogul who remained among the ruling elite despite moderate views, died on Sunday, state TV reported. He was 82.
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Iran Cleric Jailed Over Execution Tape: Report
The son of one of Iran's founding revolutionaries was sentenced to several years in jail on Sunday after releasing a decades-old tape in which his father denounced the mass execution of prisoners, local media reported.
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Grandson Of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini Fails Election Appeal
Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said today he had lost an appeal against his exclusion from elections for the powerful Assembly of Experts.
