: a legal opinion or decree handed down by an Islamic religious leader
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The group then rescinded the fatwa under pressure from the government.
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Geneive Abdo, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2020
Soon after the novel was published, Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa on Rushdie over its content.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
In 1989, Iran’s then-supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa, or religious edict, calling on Muslims to assassinate Rushdie, sending the Booker Prize-winning author into hiding for six years.
—Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
In August 2022, about 33 years after the fatwa, Rushdie was stabbed on stage during a lecture in New York, which left him blind in one eye and affected the use of one of his hands.
—Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Geneive Abdo, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2020
Soon after the novel was published, Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa on Rushdie over its content.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
In 1989, Iran’s then-supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa, or religious edict, calling on Muslims to assassinate Rushdie, sending the Booker Prize-winning author into hiding for six years.
—Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
In August 2022, about 33 years after the fatwa, Rushdie was stabbed on stage during a lecture in New York, which left him blind in one eye and affected the use of one of his hands.
—Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Fatwa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatwa. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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