![AFP News Agency on X: "Salman Rushdie, target of a fatwa. The prize-winning writer had spent years under police protection after Iranian leaders called for Rushdie's killing over his portrayal of Islam AFP News Agency on X: "Salman Rushdie, target of a fatwa. The prize-winning writer had spent years under police protection after Iranian leaders called for Rushdie's killing over his portrayal of Islam](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FaL77nEacAEjmzz.jpg)
AFP News Agency on X: "Salman Rushdie, target of a fatwa. The prize-winning writer had spent years under police protection after Iranian leaders called for Rushdie's killing over his portrayal of Islam
![Salman Rushdie demands apology from Yusuf Islam after he 'supported the fatwa' against the author | Daily Mail Online Salman Rushdie demands apology from Yusuf Islam after he 'supported the fatwa' against the author | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/02/22/33921410-0-image-a-18_1601675410342.jpg)
Salman Rushdie demands apology from Yusuf Islam after he 'supported the fatwa' against the author | Daily Mail Online
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February 14, 1989: The fatwa against Salman Rushdie - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East
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![Kian Sharifi on X: "While the motive remains unclear, it is worth remembering that Islamic Republic founder Khomeini issued a fatwa in '89 against Rushdie. Khamenei reiterated in '17 that the fatwa Kian Sharifi on X: "While the motive remains unclear, it is worth remembering that Islamic Republic founder Khomeini issued a fatwa in '89 against Rushdie. Khamenei reiterated in '17 that the fatwa](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZ-JbdFXgAAF6X8.jpg:large)