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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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"Rushdie Now No More Than Living Dead": Iran Foundation Rewards Attacker
An Iranian foundation has praised the man who attacked novelist Salman Rushdie last year, leaving him severely injured, and said it will reward him with 1,000 square metres of agricultural land, state TV reported on Tuesday
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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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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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Salman Rushdie On Ventilator After Stabbing, Attacker Identified: 10 Facts
Author Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after an Iranian fatwa ordered his killing, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state on Friday.
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Novelist Salman Rushdie In Surgery After Being Attacked On Stage
British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings have made him the target of Iranian death threats, underwent emergency surgery Friday after an assailant stabbed him in the neck at a literary event in New York state.
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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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Salman Rushdie's Writings Made Him Target Of Iranian Death Threats
British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings made him the target of Iranian death threats that forced him into hiding, was attacked on stage Friday in western New York state.
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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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"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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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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Twitter, Facebook would have raised fatwa danger: Salman Rushdie
British author Salman Rushdie said on Monday that if a fatwa calling for his murder over his book The Satanic Verses had been issued in the social networking era, it would have further endangered his life.
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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.
-
"Rushdie Now No More Than Living Dead": Iran Foundation Rewards Attacker
An Iranian foundation has praised the man who attacked novelist Salman Rushdie last year, leaving him severely injured, and said it will reward him with 1,000 square metres of agricultural land, state TV reported on Tuesday
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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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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.
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Salman Rushdie On Ventilator After Stabbing, Attacker Identified: 10 Facts
Author Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after an Iranian fatwa ordered his killing, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state on Friday.
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Novelist Salman Rushdie In Surgery After Being Attacked On Stage
British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings have made him the target of Iranian death threats, underwent emergency surgery Friday after an assailant stabbed him in the neck at a literary event in New York state.
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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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Salman Rushdie's Writings Made Him Target Of Iranian Death Threats
British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings made him the target of Iranian death threats that forced him into hiding, was attacked on stage Friday in western New York state.
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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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"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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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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Twitter, Facebook would have raised fatwa danger: Salman Rushdie
British author Salman Rushdie said on Monday that if a fatwa calling for his murder over his book The Satanic Verses had been issued in the social networking era, it would have further endangered his life.
