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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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"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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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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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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Saudi Could Turn Page If Iran Changes Policies: Foreign Minister
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies could turn a page and build strong relations with Iran if it respects them and stops "meddling" in their affairs, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Wednesday.
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Former Iranian President Criticises Hardliners For Eliminating Rivals
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Monday criticised the disqualification of reformist candidates by hardliners from national elections later this month, deepening a dispute between the two factions.
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Salman Rushdie Says 'Wrong Lessons' Learned from His Iran Fatwa Ordeal
More than a quarter century after being slapped with a fatwa from Iran calling for his murder over his book "The Satanic Verses", Salman Rushdie says the world has learned the "wrong lessons" about freedom of expression.
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Instagram 'Reopens Account' Dedicated to Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
The @EmamKhomeini account had 100,000 followers before it was removed in late May.
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Instagram 'Deletes Account' Dedicated to Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
The @EmamKhomeini account, which published rare or unseen photos of the Islamic republic's founder, had 100,000 followers before it was removed.
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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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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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"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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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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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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Saudi Could Turn Page If Iran Changes Policies: Foreign Minister
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies could turn a page and build strong relations with Iran if it respects them and stops "meddling" in their affairs, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Wednesday.
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Former Iranian President Criticises Hardliners For Eliminating Rivals
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Monday criticised the disqualification of reformist candidates by hardliners from national elections later this month, deepening a dispute between the two factions.
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Salman Rushdie Says 'Wrong Lessons' Learned from His Iran Fatwa Ordeal
More than a quarter century after being slapped with a fatwa from Iran calling for his murder over his book "The Satanic Verses", Salman Rushdie says the world has learned the "wrong lessons" about freedom of expression.
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Instagram 'Reopens Account' Dedicated to Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
The @EmamKhomeini account had 100,000 followers before it was removed in late May.
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Instagram 'Deletes Account' Dedicated to Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
The @EmamKhomeini account, which published rare or unseen photos of the Islamic republic's founder, had 100,000 followers before it was removed.
