8. The Dentist

Fatwa by BBC

Feb 12, 201915:43Government & Organizations

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 Salman - the forces which led to the death sentence and recent attack on h...

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