Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet
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Iranians are reacting with praise and worry over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie — the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death. It remains unclear why Rushdie’s attacker, identified by police as Hadi Matar of Fairview, New Jers…
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Iranians are reacting with praise and worry over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie — the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death. It remains unclear why Rushdie’s attacker, identified by police as Hadi Matar of Fairview, New Jers…
There was praise from Iran's strongly conservative press for the attack on world-renowned author Salman Rushdie, which has left him on a ventilator. Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah has denied any knowledge.
Activists, opposition groups note Iranian supreme leader has reiterated support for Khomeini's fatwa calling to kill author, say $3 million bounty on his life remains on offer
In Tehran's book market, the stabbing of British novelist Salman Rushdie was on everyone's lips Saturday, but only those who approved of the attack dared to speak publicly.The author, who spent years in hiding after an Iranian fatwa ordered his killing, was on a ventilator in hospital after the atta…
