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Ayatollah Khomeini's rise to power - and the decision to publish The Satanic Verses.

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 fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie - the forces which led to the death sentence and recent attack on him - and the consequences for all of us. The series covers a 20-year period from 1979 to 1999 and explores race relations in Britain, identity, free speech and the connection between the fatwa and contemporary violent jihad. It was originally broadcast in 2019 and this episode contains strong discriminatory language.

Producer: Chloe Hadjimatheou
Presenters: Chloe Hadjimatheou and Mobeen Azhar
Editor: Richard Knight

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14 minutes

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Wed 31 Aug 2022 00:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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  • Tue 5 Feb 2019 13:45
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Tue 30 Aug 2022 09:45
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  • Wed 31 Aug 2022 00:30
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'Salman Rushdie radicalised my generation'

'Salman Rushdie radicalised my generation'

Mobeen Azhar on how the Rushdie fatwa pushed many British Muslims towards political Islam

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  • Fatwa

    The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.