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What is a fatwa? A religious studies professor explains
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople gather at a vigil pray and observe a moment of silence after an attack on author Salman...
What is a fatwa? Salman Rushdie's backstory moves center stage after attack
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSalman Rushdie speaks during the Mississippi Book Festival in August 2018. (Rogelio V. Solis /...
A fatwa against author Salman Rushdie led to more than 30 years of terror: a timeline
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSince 1989, when the Iranian supreme leader of the time, Ayatollah Khomeini, issued an apostasy...
What you need to know about Salman Rushdie and the fatwa against him
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCelebrated author Salman Rushdie, who has death threats issued against him from the 1980s, was...
Attack on Salman Rushdie praised by some Iranians. Others worry it could hurt their country
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople pause at a newsstand in Tehran on Saturday. (Associated Press) Iranians reacted with praise...
I Grew Up Believing “The Satanic Verses” Was Dangerous. Here’s Why That Matters.
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI must have been 13, or maybe 14, when I borrowed Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses from my local...
Salman Rushdie ‘stabbed in neck’ on stage at New York event
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAuthor Salman Rushdie, who was once the subject of a fatwa for his writing, was stabbed in the neck...
Five of Salman Rushdie’s best books
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance After Salman Rushdie published his 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses,” Iran’s then-leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa...
How close Iran is to building nuclear bombs - and why no one can stop them
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNuclear weapons were once deemed un-Islamic by Iran’s supreme leader, who went as far as issuing a...
Salman Rushdie’s Legacy Resonates Now More Than Ever
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the opening paragraph of his memoir entitled Joseph Anton, Salman Rushdie writes about first receiving the call from a BBC reporter asking for a...