It was a book review that Salman Rushdie said "lit the fire" on The Satanic Verses. The review would trigger a chain of events, including worldwide protests, a fatwa on Rushdie's head and the ...

Matar, from New Jersey, previously told media he had only read two pages of "The Satanic Verses" but believed the author had "attacked Islam." After the novel was published in 1988, Rushdie became ...

previously told media he had only read two pages of “The Satanic Verses” but believed the author had “attacked Islam.” After the novel was published in 1988, Rushdie became the centre of a ...

Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' returns to India after 36-year ban Matar was found guilty of stabbing Rushdie about 10 times with a six-inch blade that was shown to witnesses and the court.

British-American novelist Salman Rushdie will publish his first major work of fiction since the brutal stabbing that blinded him in one eye, his publisher said on Thursday. "The Eleventh Hour," is a ...