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  1. 10. Postscript

    How The Satanic Verses affair affected freedom of speech.

  2. 9. I've Got a Problem Here

    Violence inspired by the fatwa against Salman Rushdie spreads to Norway.

  3. 8. The Dentist

    How Salman Rushdie publicly reaffirmed his Muslim faith in 1990.

  4. 7. The Mullah Boys

    How the Rushdie controversy drew some towards violent jihadism.

  5. 6. Are You With Us?

    How The Satanic Verses affair forced individuals to choose a side.

  6. 5. What’s a Fatwa?

    How Salman Rushdie was forced into hiding in 1989.

  7. 4. You Heard That Right

    Did two British men persuade Ayatollah Khomenei to issue the fateful fatwa?

  8. 3. It’s Not Easy to Burn a Book

    British Muslims protest against the publication of The Satanic Verses.

  9. 2. Revolutions

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

  10. 1. Love Thy Neighbour

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

  11. Omnibus (2/2)

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

  12. Omnibus (1/2)

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

  13. Welcome to Fatwa

    The story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.