Rushdie’s Moral Heroism - Quillette

The attempt on the great writer’s life illustrates the dedication with which fanatics pursue the objects of their hatred.

Thirty-three years ago, Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a religious decree suborning the murder of author Salman Rushdie for writing The Satanic Verses, a work of magical re… [+9443 chars]

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