Salman Rushdie14 February 1989
Ayatollah Khomeni pronounces a death sentence for blasphemy in "The Satanic Verses"
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Ayatollah Khomeni pronounces a death sentence for blasphemy in "The Satanic Verses"
The Ayatollah Khomeini calls for the death of Salman Rushdie
The Fatwah on Rushdie is lifted after talks between Robin Cook & Kamal Kharrazi
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