Khomeini's Fatwa has lingered for 33 years. He was not just a political or spiritual leader, his word was law. It eventually led to Britain breaking off relations with Iran. There were deep diplomatic consequences. The Norwegian publisher was attacked near his home and the Italian translator also stabbed.
Was never about Salman Rushdie. Journalist Robin Wright explains.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Hady Mawajdeh and Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and edited by Sean Rameswaram, who also hosted.
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