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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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Satellite Photos Show Iran Had Another Failed Space Launch
Iran likely suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days attempting to reinvigorate a programme criticised by the West, even as Tehran faces last-minute negotiations with world powers to save its tattered nuclear deal in Vienna.
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All 176 On Board Ukrainian Plane That Crashed In Iran Killed
A Ukrainian airliner crashed soon after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard, Iran's state television and Ukraine's leaders said.
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7 Of 'Time' Magazine's Most Shocking Picks For Person Of The Year
Every year, United States news magazine 'Time' recognises a "person or group of people" who had "the greatest influence on the events of the year-for better or worse."
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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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Iran 'Successfully' Tests Satellite-Launch Rocket
Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US sanctions over the Islamic republic's ballistic missile programme, state television said.
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Iran Kills Mastermind Behind Tehran Attacks, Arrests More
Iran said its security forces on Saturday killed the mastermind of a twin attack on Tehran that left 17 people dead this week, as security was tightened around the country to prevent other possible plots.
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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.
-
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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Satellite Photos Show Iran Had Another Failed Space Launch
Iran likely suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days attempting to reinvigorate a programme criticised by the West, even as Tehran faces last-minute negotiations with world powers to save its tattered nuclear deal in Vienna.
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All 176 On Board Ukrainian Plane That Crashed In Iran Killed
A Ukrainian airliner crashed soon after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard, Iran's state television and Ukraine's leaders said.
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7 Of 'Time' Magazine's Most Shocking Picks For Person Of The Year
Every year, United States news magazine 'Time' recognises a "person or group of people" who had "the greatest influence on the events of the year-for better or worse."
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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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Iran 'Successfully' Tests Satellite-Launch Rocket
Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US sanctions over the Islamic republic's ballistic missile programme, state television said.
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Iran Kills Mastermind Behind Tehran Attacks, Arrests More
Iran said its security forces on Saturday killed the mastermind of a twin attack on Tehran that left 17 people dead this week, as security was tightened around the country to prevent other possible plots.
