The 1988 release of Rushdie’s book, “The Satanic Verses,” was met with demonstrations, riots and bans in Muslim-majority countries for perceived blasphemy.

The 1988 release of Rushdie’s book, “The Satanic Verses,” was met with demonstrations, riots and bans in Muslim-majority countries for perceived blasphemy.

The 1988 release of Rushdie’s book, “The Satanic Verses,” was met with demonstrations, riots and bans in Muslim-majority countries for perceived blasphemy.

The 1988 release of Rushdie’s book, “The Satanic Verses,” was met with demonstrations, riots and bans in Muslim-majority countries for perceived blasphemy.

The fatwa stated: "I inform the proud Muslim people of the world that the author of The Satanic Verses book, which is against Islam, the Prophet, and the Quran, and all those involved in its ...

The fatwa stated: "I inform the proud Muslim people of the world that the author of The Satanic Verses book, which is against Islam, the Prophet, and the Quran, and all those involved in its ...

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Adrian Kraus/AP Rushdie's book The Satanic Verses, published in 1988, sparked angry protests in the Muslim world over its controversial depiction of the life of the Prophet Muhammad.