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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 and why did Iran issue one against Salman Rushdie in 1989?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSir Salman Rushdie, the acclaimed British-Indian novelist, was...
What you need to know about Salman Rushdie and the fatwa against him
The Hill via AOL· 2 years agoCelebrated author Salman Rushdie, who has death threats issued against him from the 1980s, was...
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...
Events following Iran's fatwa against author Salman Rushdie
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Reuters) - Indian-born novelist Salman Rushdie, who was attacked on a New York state lecture stage...
Hunted in Brooklyn: Activist targeted by Iran in assassination plot says Rushdie attack has made her...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Masih Alinejad first heard the news of the attack on author Salman Rushdie, she had more reason...
Iran squirms over Rushdie attack, praising perpetrator while denying blame
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIran rejected accusations of culpability for the violent attack on author Salman Rushdie last week,...
Five of Salman Rushdie’s best books
The Hill via AOL· 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· 1 month agoNuclear weapons were once deemed un-Islamic by Iran’s supreme leader, who went as far as issuing a...
What to Know About Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses Controversy
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe author has written many well-regarded novels, but his fifth, The Satanic Verses, was the subject...