The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie. Read more
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1. Love Thy Neighbour
The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.
2. Revolutions
Ayatollah Khomeini's rise to power - and the decision to publish The Satanic Verses.
3. It鈥檚 Not Easy to Burn a Book
British Muslims protest against the publication of The Satanic Verses.
4. You Heard That Right
Did two British men persuade Ayatollah Khomenei to issue the fateful fatwa?
5. What鈥檚 a Fatwa?
How Salman Rushdie was forced into hiding in 1989.
6. Are You With Us?
How The Satanic Verses affair forced individuals to choose a side.
7. The Mullah Boys
How the Rushdie controversy drew some towards violent jihadism.
8. The Dentist
How Salman Rushdie publicly reaffirmed his Muslim faith in 1990.
9. I've Got a Problem Here
Violence inspired by the fatwa against Salman Rushdie spreads to Norway.
10. Postscript
How The Satanic Verses affair affected freedom of speech.
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