Salman Rushdie's Life Threatened After Writing The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie faced a life-threatening situation after the publication of his novel, The Satanic Verses. Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie's death due to the alleged blasphemy against Islam and Prophet Muhammad. Rushdie, residing in London at the time, lived under constant security threats for years, eventually surviving on public view after the fatwa. Decades later, Rushdie was attacked on stage, recounting the horrifying experience in his memoir Knife.