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The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.

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    10. Postscript

    Fri 15 Feb 2019

    How The Satanic Verses affair affected freedom of speech.

  • 9. I've Got a Problem Here

    Thu 14 Feb 2019

    Violence inspired by the fatwa against Salman Rushdie spreads to Norway.

  • 8. The Dentist

    Wed 13 Feb 2019

    How Salman Rushdie publicly reaffirmed his Muslim faith in 1990.

  • 7. The Mullah Boys

    Tue 12 Feb 2019

    How the Rushdie controversy drew some towards violent jihadism.

  • 6. Are You With Us?

    Mon 11 Feb 2019

    How The Satanic Verses affair forced individuals to choose a side.

  • 5. What’s a Fatwa?

    Fri 8 Feb 2019

    How Salman Rushdie was forced into hiding in 1989.

  • 4. You Heard That Right

    Thu 7 Feb 2019

    Did two British men persuade Ayatollah Khomenei to issue the fateful fatwa?

  • 3. It’s Not Easy to Burn a Book

    Wed 6 Feb 2019

    British Muslims protest against the publication of The Satanic Verses.

  • 2. Revolutions

    Tue 5 Feb 2019

    Ayatollah Khomeini's rise to power - and the decision to publish The Satanic Verses.

  • 1. Love Thy Neighbour

    Mon 4 Feb 2019

    The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.

  • Welcome to Fatwa

    Wed 30 Jan 2019

    The story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.

'Salman Rushdie radicalised my generation'

'Salman Rushdie radicalised my generation'

Mobeen Azhar on how the Rushdie fatwa pushed many British Muslims towards political Islam

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