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Why Is The Satanic Verses So Controversial?
A prominent Indian-British author who was brought up in a Muslim family and has Muslim background wrote The Satanic Verses. Salman Rushdie, the author, was the unofficially caused the setting off of incidents that included bookstore bombings, book bans and burnings, and blasphemy accusations due to the controversial publication of The Satanic Verses. The real downfall is when the Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian government, issued a fatwa ordering Rushdie’s death due to the insult of Islam and the dishonoring of the prophet. Rushdie was forced into hiding for a decade in matters of his security.

Why was The Satanic Verses so controversial?

The novel offended many Muslims because of its satirical image of Islam that is portrayed
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