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Opinion | How the Salman Rushdie Fatwa Changed the World
Apart from Iran’s Islamic revolution, for which Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini could claim only partial credit, his most momentous achievement was the February 1989 fatwa against author Salman Rushdie....
Opinion | Salman Rushdie and the Continuing Danger From Iran
In his masterpiece “The Satanic Verses,” Salman Rushdie wrote, “From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable.” Perhaps even Mr. Rushdie didn’t know how true that...
Opinion | Salman Rushdie’s Resolve to Stay Normal
It was a weeknight in Manhattan in 2011, and a few of us were out to dinner at a restaurant on Lexington Avenue called the National. Across the...
Opinion | The Tragic Site of Salman Rushdie’s Stabbing
It’s a bitter irony that Salman Rushdie was about to discuss the need to protect persecuted writers when he was brutally assaulted in Western New York Friday. The...
Opinion | American Diplomacy Abandons Religious Freedom
Americans have never agreed that one religion is true and good, but we’ve accepted the Founders’ view that all people must have the freedom to exercise religion and...
Opinion | No Visa for Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi
By Joe Lieberman and Mark D. WallaceAug. 10, 2022 6:34 pm ETThe Iranian government confirmed last week that President Ebrahim Raisi will seek an entry visa to attend...
