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The fatwa against Salman Rushdie
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Salman Rushdie's Stabbing Could Actually Influence American Foreign Policy
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Robin Wright has written eight books about Iran. She says she was shocked to hear that Salman Rushdie had been stabbed at a speaking event in New York. Khomeini issued the Fatwa to draw attention away from problems at home, said Wright. Do we know if the Ayatollah ever read the Satanic Verses?
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