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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...
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...
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...
Mother of teen killed after refusing marriage arrested in Pakistan
BBC via AOL· 6 hours agoWomen protesting honour killings in Pakistan [Getty Images] A woman convicted of murdering her...
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,...
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...
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...