Fatwa
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Fatwa
The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.
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11 episodes
10. Postscript
How The Satanic Verses affair affected freedom of speech. This ten-part series tells the hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie...
9. I've Got a Problem Here
Violence inspired by the fatwa spreads to Norway, This ten-part series tells the hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie - the fo...
8. The Dentist
How Salman Rushdie publicly reaffirmed his Muslim faith in 1990. This ten-part series tells the hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued against Sir Salm...
7. The Mullah Boys
How the Rushdie controversy drew some towards violent jihadism. This ten-part series tells the hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued against Salman Ru...
6. Are You With Us?
How The Satanic Verses affair forced individuals to choose a side. This ten-part series tells the hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued against Salman...
5. What’s a Fatwa?
How Salman Rushdie was forced into hiding in 1989. This ten-part series tells the hidden story of the fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie - the forces...
4. You Heard That Right
Did two British men persuade Ayatollah Khomenei to issue the fateful fatwa? This ten-part series tells the hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued again...
3. It’s Not Easy to Burn a Book
British Muslims protest against the publication of The Satanic Verses. Fatwa is a ten-part series telling the hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued ag...
1. Love Thy Neighbour
The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie - exploring the forces which led to the death sentence, the recent attack on Sir Salm...
2. Revolutions
Ayatollah Khomeini's rise to power - and the decision to publish The Satanic Verses. Fatwa is a ten-part series telling the hidden story of the 1989 f...
Welcome to Fatwa
The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie, focussing not on the writer’s ordeal but on the forces...