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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 attempt on Rushdie's life in New York on Friday is not an isolated incident. Novelists, academics and journalists particularly in the Middle East who dared criticise or question Islamic beliefs have faced similar threats or condemnation from religious figures. In recent years underground Muslim militants and jihadi preachers and leaders have used social media to incite Muslims across the globe to kill those who they say denigrate Islam and the Prophet.
(Reuters) - 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
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.