For over three decades, author Salman Rushdie had wondered when (or if) an assassin would come for him. In 1988, Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini declared his novel “The Satanic Verses” blasphemous and issued a fatwa (or Islamic ruling) calling for Rushdie’s death. Even musician (and convert to Islam) Cat Stevens — who wrote the iconic tune...
tagHow Salman Rushdie survived his assassinFor over three decades, author Salman Rushdie had wondered when (or if) an assassin would come for him. In 1988, Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini declared his novel “The Satanic Verses” blasphemous and issued a fatwa (or Islamic ruling) calling for Rushdie’s death. Even musician (and convert to Islam) Cat Stevens — who wrote the iconic tune... sharesave
