Khomeini Issued a Fatwa Condemning Salman Rushdie in 1989

Khomeini Issued a Fatwa Condemning Salman Rushdie in 1989

The Fatwa was issued in 1989 (Getty).

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Many social media users have recently circulated claims purporting that Iran issued a fatwa condemning Salman Rushdie in 1988.

Official Islamic media glee over today's knife attack on British novelist #SalmanRushdie calling him "the apostate".
They recall Ayatollah Khomeini's 1988 fatwa ordering "believers" to murder Rushdie.
It isn't clear whether the bounty promised by Islamic Republic remains valid.

— Amir Taheri (@AmirTaheri4) August 12, 2022

Growing extremism it seems. The fatwa was issued in 1988. https://t.co/UtdoVWz6dt

— av (@unraveaero) August 12, 2022

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