![]() “I call on all zealous Muslims to execute them quickly, wherever they may be found, so that no one else will dare to insult the Muslim sanctities. It said: “I inform all zealous Muslims of the world that the author of the book entitled The Satanic Verses – which has been compiled, printed and published in opposition to Islam, the Prophet, and the Qur’an – and all those involved in its publication who were aware of its content, are sentenced to death. ![]() It sparked a series of protests across the UK attended by thousands of British Muslims, many of which involved publicly burning the book.Ī year later, Iran’s late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini banned the book in Iran, and issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death. However, it also caused major controversy as some Muslims accused the text of blasphemy and of mocking Islam. The Satanic Verses – inspired in part by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, garnered critical acclaim in the UK and won the Whitbread award for novel of the year in 1988. ![]() In 2007, Rushdie was knighted for his services to literature. ![]() He has written 14 novels, but is best known for his fourth novel, The Satanic Verses. Rushdie is an Indian-born, British Booker prize-winning author. ![]()
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