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  2. Satanic Verses controversy - Wikipedia

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    The Satanic Verses controversy, also known as the Rushdie Affair, was a controversy sparked by the 1988 publication of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses.It centered on the novel's references to the Satanic Verses (apocryphal verses of the Quran), and came to include a larger debate about censorship and religious violence.

  3. The Satanic Verses - Wikipedia

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    The Satanic Verses is the fourth novel from the Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie. First published in September 1988, the book was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.

  4. The Rushdie Affair: The Novel, the Ayatollah, and the West

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    The Rushdie Affair: The Novel, the Ayatollah, and the West is a book written by historian Daniel Pipes, published in 1990. It focuses on events surrounding The Satanic Verses . The afterword was written by Koenraad Elst .

  5. India forced to lift decades-long ban on Salman Rushdie’s The ...

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    India’s ban on the import of author Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses has been overturned by the Delhi High Court due to a remarkable situation – the original notification cannot be found ...

  6. Cat Stevens' comments about Salman Rushdie - Wikipedia

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    Following Ayatollah Khomeini's 14 February 1989 death fatwa against author Salman Rushdie, after the publication of Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses, British musician Yusuf Islam (previously and better known by his stage name Cat Stevens), made statements endorsing the killing of Rushdie, generating sharp criticism from commentators in the West.

  7. Yet another critic on the Death of the Novel: What he and ...

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    Salman Rushdie very nearly died because his novel “The Satanic Verses” was deemed heretical. These concerns are deeper and more vital to confront than any of the issues raised by Franzen or ...

  8. Satanic Verses - Wikipedia

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    The Satanic Verses are words of "satanic suggestion ... Those followers of the Prophet who had emigrated to the land of Abyssinia heard about the affair of the ...

  9. I Grew Up Believing “The Satanic Verses” Was ... - AOL

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