Re:Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York
by dfee on Friday August 12, 2022 @11:46AM
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> A year later, Iran’s late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death.
> A bounty of over $3 million has also been offered for anyone who kills Rushdie.
> Iran’s government has long since distanced itself from Khomeini’s decree, but anti-Rushdie sentiment has lingered. In 2012, a semi-official Iranian religious foundation raised the bounty for Rushdie from $2.8 million to $3.3 million.
> A bounty of over $3 million has also been offered for anyone who kills Rushdie.
> Iran’s government has long since distanced itself from Khomeini’s decree, but anti-Rushdie sentiment has lingered. In 2012, a semi-official Iranian religious foundation raised the bounty for Rushdie from $2.8 million to $3.3 million.
“The problem is the US”. C’mon.