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Fatwa by BBC

Feb 5, 201914:00Government & Organizations

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 against Salman Rushdie - the forces which led to the death sentence and...

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