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    Salman Rush Die.

    Took 34 years but they’ve finally got to him then.

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    I suspect he's a gonner. Stabbed around the neck 15 times.

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    No.
    He is still alive on a ventilator. Not sure how bad it is but he is still alive.

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    Apparently Iran took away the death threats in 1998. So it’s interesting who did this.

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    Tbh , given the nature of Rushdie's persecution over the years I am surprised that better personal protection wasn't afforded him at the institute. The full details and reasons behind this attack aren't yet known but on the face of it seems to have been literally an attack on freedom of speech and thought and another example of how minds can be warped by religious intolerance and hatred.

    Rushdie's condition doesn't look good and he will likely lose an eye and possibly use of an arm but hope he survives this and manages to recover as best he can. Always came across as a thoughtful man whose intent in writing The Satanic Verses was to question rather than deliberately offend fellow Muslims.

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    Quote Originally Posted by boingy View Post
    Apparently Iran took away the death threats in 1998. So it’s interesting who did this.
    Iran had issued a statement saying that the bounty was removed in order for better relations with Britain but the fatwah apparently remained in place with scholars stating that the fatwah can only be removed by the person who had issued it, who is obviously now jed, so it its still in place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phild View Post
    Iran had issued a statement saying that the bounty was removed in order for better relations with Britain but the fatwah apparently remained in place with scholars stating that the fatwah can only be removed by the person who had issued it, who is obviously now jed, so it its still in place.
    Also a semi Iranian governmental clerical organisation added 500k to the pot in 2012!

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    Apparently he is off the ventilator and talking so hope he makes as good a recovery as possible now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phild View Post
    Iran had issued a statement saying that the bounty was removed in order for better relations with Britain but the fatwah apparently remained in place with scholars stating that the fatwah can only be removed by the person who had issued it, who is obviously now jed, so it its still in place.
    Fair enough.

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