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On This Day In Photos: Iran Orders Salman Rushdie To Be Murdered For Writing A Book
Indian-born writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, shown in his London study on Jan. 31,1988
ON this day in photos: February 14 1989: Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khomeini sentences British author Salman Rushdie to death. He also sentenced to death the publishers of Rushdie’s book the Satanic Verses. Khomeni said the book is a blasphemy against Islam. His decree introduced many of us to the word ‘fatwa’.
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Posted: 14th, February 2014 | In: Books, Celebrities, Flashback, Key Posts | Comment (1)
