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Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
The novel was banned in 1988 for content deemed offensive to Islam, and its publication led to global unrest, including violent attacks and a fatwa against Rushdie.
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Salman Rushdie Attacked: 5 Facts About The Controversial Author
Author Salman Rushdie, whose controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa, was stabbed on stage at an event on Friday in New York.
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Salman Rushdie Attacked: What Authors Wrote On Twitter
Salman Rushdie, the British author, was today attacked on stage during an event in New York. The author's controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa that forced him to move to the US.
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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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Sacked After Attack On Urdu Daily, Kolkata's Fatwa Cleric Refuses To Go
Kolkata's Imam Noorur Barkati -- known for his controversial fatwas or religious decrees and closeness to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- was sacked from his post at the Tipu Sultan Mosque today.
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Attack On Kolkata's Urdu Daily For Criticising 'Fatwa' Cleric
A gang of around 20 men -- allegedly led by the son of a controversial Kolkata Imam who was recently in the eye of a storm over his use of a red beacon -- tried to storm the office of an Urdu newspaper yesterday to protest against its editorials and articles critical of the cleric.
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Sonu Nigam Urges Government To Act Against Those Who Issue Fatwas
Singer Sonu Nigam's tweets against the use of loudspeakers for the azaan in mosques sparked a huge controversy last month
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Sonu Nigam Insists He'll Shave His Head, Says It's 'Symbolic'
Sonu Nigam addressed the media on the controversy over his tweets and said: "You have to fight the fanatics, you can't just hide and comment from Twitter"
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Sonu Nigam Says He'll Shave His Head, Tweets 'Keep 10 Lakhs Ready, Maulvi'
Sonu Nigam announced that he will shave his head in the afternoon, in response to a fatwa allegedly issued by a Muslim cleric in West Bengal
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Kolkata Cleric Who Issued 'Political' Fatwas Faces Opposition On Home Turf: Tipu Sultan Mosque
A prominent Muslim cleric in the West Bengal capital Kolkata's Tipu Sultan Mosque who makes headlines for controversial fatwas, or religious decrees, including one recently targeting PM Narendra Modi faced protests earlier this week. On home turf.
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She Sang in Arabic For A R Rahman's Controversial Film Muhammad
"It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience moment for me. When I met him for the first time, I was shaking," said Natalie, who had earlier worked with Rahman in S Shankar's film I. "I sang for his new film called Muhammad. It's a big budget Iranian film and I had Arabic songs, so he helped me a lot," she added
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A R Rahman Said This About 'God's Followers' on Facebook Post
In a Facebook post two days ago, Rahman dismissed the fatwa and defended the right to religious freedom and tolerance. He wrote: "What if I had the good fortune of meeting Allah and he asked me on the Judgement day, 'I gave you faith, talent, money, fame and health... why did you not do music for my beloved Muhammad (sals) film?"
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After Fatwa Row, AR Rahman should do 'Ghar Wapsi': Vishwa Hindu Parishad
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad today appealed to Oscar winning composer AR Rahman to re-convert to Hinduism, saying it was time for his "ghar-wapsi" after the controversy surrounding the film on Prophet Muhammad which invited a fatwa against him.
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Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
The novel was banned in 1988 for content deemed offensive to Islam, and its publication led to global unrest, including violent attacks and a fatwa against Rushdie.
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Salman Rushdie Attacked: 5 Facts About The Controversial Author
Author Salman Rushdie, whose controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa, was stabbed on stage at an event on Friday in New York.
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Salman Rushdie Attacked: What Authors Wrote On Twitter
Salman Rushdie, the British author, was today attacked on stage during an event in New York. The author's controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa that forced him to move to the US.
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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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Sacked After Attack On Urdu Daily, Kolkata's Fatwa Cleric Refuses To Go
Kolkata's Imam Noorur Barkati -- known for his controversial fatwas or religious decrees and closeness to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- was sacked from his post at the Tipu Sultan Mosque today.
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Attack On Kolkata's Urdu Daily For Criticising 'Fatwa' Cleric
A gang of around 20 men -- allegedly led by the son of a controversial Kolkata Imam who was recently in the eye of a storm over his use of a red beacon -- tried to storm the office of an Urdu newspaper yesterday to protest against its editorials and articles critical of the cleric.
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Sonu Nigam Urges Government To Act Against Those Who Issue Fatwas
Singer Sonu Nigam's tweets against the use of loudspeakers for the azaan in mosques sparked a huge controversy last month
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Sonu Nigam Insists He'll Shave His Head, Says It's 'Symbolic'
Sonu Nigam addressed the media on the controversy over his tweets and said: "You have to fight the fanatics, you can't just hide and comment from Twitter"
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Sonu Nigam Says He'll Shave His Head, Tweets 'Keep 10 Lakhs Ready, Maulvi'
Sonu Nigam announced that he will shave his head in the afternoon, in response to a fatwa allegedly issued by a Muslim cleric in West Bengal
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Kolkata Cleric Who Issued 'Political' Fatwas Faces Opposition On Home Turf: Tipu Sultan Mosque
A prominent Muslim cleric in the West Bengal capital Kolkata's Tipu Sultan Mosque who makes headlines for controversial fatwas, or religious decrees, including one recently targeting PM Narendra Modi faced protests earlier this week. On home turf.
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She Sang in Arabic For A R Rahman's Controversial Film Muhammad
"It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience moment for me. When I met him for the first time, I was shaking," said Natalie, who had earlier worked with Rahman in S Shankar's film I. "I sang for his new film called Muhammad. It's a big budget Iranian film and I had Arabic songs, so he helped me a lot," she added
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A R Rahman Said This About 'God's Followers' on Facebook Post
In a Facebook post two days ago, Rahman dismissed the fatwa and defended the right to religious freedom and tolerance. He wrote: "What if I had the good fortune of meeting Allah and he asked me on the Judgement day, 'I gave you faith, talent, money, fame and health... why did you not do music for my beloved Muhammad (sals) film?"
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After Fatwa Row, AR Rahman should do 'Ghar Wapsi': Vishwa Hindu Parishad
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad today appealed to Oscar winning composer AR Rahman to re-convert to Hinduism, saying it was time for his "ghar-wapsi" after the controversy surrounding the film on Prophet Muhammad which invited a fatwa against him.
