SALMAN RUSHDIE
Salman Rushdie has always been one of the most controversial writers since the very beginning. And one of the examples for this is his book called ‘The Satanic Verses’. The book published in 1988 was considered blasphemous by the Islam. It was burned down in many parts of the world and received severe criticism worldwide. Not just this, but the Supreme leader of Iran then issued a fatwa declaring to kill Rushdie and the publishers of the book a well. It indeed was a tough time for Rushdie to cope with. However, the fatwa has still not been taken back as the leader who issued it had died.
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Salman Rushdie has always been one of the most controversial writers since the very beginning. And one of the examples for this is his book called ‘The Satanic Verses’. The book published in 1988 was considered blasphemous by the Islam. It was burned down in many parts of the world and received severe criticism worldwide. Not just this, but the Supreme leader of Iran then issued a fatwa declaring to kill Rushdie and the publishers of the book a well. It indeed was a tough time for Rushdie to cope with. However, the fatwa has still not been taken back as the leader who issued it had died.