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Analysis: Although the fatwa against Rushdie was issued more than 30 years ago, the threat never went away

(TNS) – After Salman Rushdie was attacked as he began a lecture Friday in western New York, it was a potent reminder that an Islamic leader had issued a high-profile

Author and creative freedom activist Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator fighting for his life on Saturday and his literary agent said: The news is not good.

Author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk, his agent told media outlets in an update late Saturday.

The stabbing of the author is not the first time there has been violence against people associated with the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses.

A newspaper under the control of Iran's Supreme Leader has said that Donald Trump could soon be "next" for "divine revenge"

For over 30 years celebrated author Salman Rushdie has been covering his life ever since Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against him following the publication of his controversial book ‘The Satanic Verses’, which was found to be blasphemous by the Muslims. Friday’s knife attack in New York brings back the focus on the book and what led to the death threats made against the Indian-born author. The Satanic Verses and controversy

The fake drivers license that was found on 24-year-old Hadi Mater bore the name Hassan Mughniyah. Both, the first and second names are linked to infamous terrorist organization Hezbollah.

Many Muslims were angered by his novel “The Satanic Verses,” which fictionalized parts of the life of the Prophet Muhammad.

Salman Rushdie's agent has said "the news is not good" in an update on his condition after being stabbed on stage in New York.