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	Effigies of the writer were publicly burnt in Pakistan and Malaysia,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6229506.stm Day of Pakistan Rushdie protests] - BBC News, June 22, 2007.</ref> and further bounties were offered from Iran and Pakistan.<ref>Tom Hundley - [http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2007/jun/20/news/chi-rushdie_20jun20 Rushdie, Britain stir Muslim world's fury] - Chicago Tribune, June 20, 2007</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak_traders_offer_Rs_10_mn_reward_for_Rushdies_head/articleshow/2141284.cms Pak traders offer Rs 10 mn reward for Rushdie's head] - Times of India, June 22, 2007</ref> Some have linked the knighthood to the 2007 attempted car bombings in London.<ref>Doug Saunders - [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/subscribe.jsp?art=767638 Luck averts car-bomb carnage in London] - Saturday's Globe and Mail, June 30, 2007</ref><ref>[http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/260743/cs/1/ London bomb warning on internet website] - Malaysia Sun, June 29, 2007</ref>		Effigies of the writer were publicly burnt in Pakistan and Malaysia,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6229506.stm Day of Pakistan Rushdie protests] - BBC News, June 22, 2007.</ref> and further bounties were offered from Iran and Pakistan.<ref>Tom Hundley - [http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2007/jun/20/news/chi-rushdie_20jun20 Rushdie, Britain stir Muslim world's fury] - Chicago Tribune, June 20, 2007</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak_traders_offer_Rs_10_mn_reward_for_Rushdies_head/articleshow/2141284.cms Pak traders offer Rs 10 mn reward for Rushdie's head] - Times of India, June 22, 2007</ref> Some have linked the knighthood to the 2007 attempted car bombings in London.<ref>Doug Saunders - [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/subscribe.jsp?art=767638 Luck averts car-bomb carnage in London] - Saturday's Globe and Mail, June 30, 2007</ref><ref>[http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/260743/cs/1/ London bomb warning on internet website] - Malaysia Sun, June 29, 2007</ref>

			Mark Durie, a linguistics and theology PhD, and Islamic historian, wrote about this incident in the context of how 'fitna' (oppression) can be viewed by Muslims.

			{{Quote\|Durie, Mark; Ye'or, Bat. The Third Choice: Islam, Dhimmitude and Freedom (p. 156-157). Deror Books.\|Lord Ahmed objected to Salman Rushdie being knighted, because he had ‘blood on his hands’. But one must ask, ‘What blood, and who shed it?’ While it is true that translators of Rushdie’s books were assassinated, and Muslims died in riots instigated by those who were calling for Rushdie’s blood, from Lord Ahmed’s perspective, it is not the killers who are to be held accountable for these deaths, but the author whose fitna provided a pretext for their aggression. The Queen, in knighting Rushdie had ‘hurt the sentiments of 1.5 billion Muslims’ said Pakistan Religious Affairs Minister, Ijaz-ul-Haq, who also proposed that ‘If someone exploded a bomb on his body he would be right to do so unless the British Government apologizes and withdraws the “sir” title.’ This illustrates the principle that fitna – in this case dishonoring Muslims by knighting Rushdie – ‘is worse than slaughter’ – in the form of suicide bombing targeting British citizens.}}

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	The '''Satanic Verses controversy''' refers to the heated and frequently violent reaction of Muslims to the publication of Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie's fourth novel ''[[Satanic Verses\|The Satanic Verses]]'', which was first published in 1988. Some Muslims were offended even by its title, thinking it implied that the [[Qur'an]] was "the work of the Devil."<ref>John D. Erickson. (1998). Islam and Postcolonial Narrative. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.</ref>		The '''Satanic Verses controversy''' refers to the heated and frequently violent reaction of Muslims to the publication of Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie's fourth novel ''[[Satanic Verses\|The Satanic Verses]]'', which was first published in 1988. Some Muslims were offended even by its title, thinking it implied that the [[Qur'an]] was "the work of the Devil."<ref>John D. Erickson. (1998). Islam and Postcolonial Narrative. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.</ref>

	It was subsequently banned in India, Bangladesh, Sudan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Thailand, Tanzania, Indonesia, [[Singapore]], and Venezuela following the angry and violent reaction from some Muslims and Islamic groups.<ref>Ian Richard Netton. (1996). Text and Trauma: An East-West Primer. Richmond, UK: Routledge Curzon.</ref>		It was subsequently banned in India, Bangladesh, Sudan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Thailand, Tanzania, Indonesia, Singapore, and Venezuela following the angry and violent reaction from some Muslims and Islamic groups.<ref>Ian Richard Netton. (1996). Text and Trauma: An East-West Primer. Richmond, UK: Routledge Curzon.</ref>

	In the United States, numerous bookstores received threats, and two bookstores were bombed for stocking the novel. In addition, the ''Riverdale Press'' newspaper office was bombed in retaliation for criticizing the many stores which decided to pull the novel from their shelves.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/09/arts/riverdale-press-to-be-honored.html Riverdale Press To Be Honored] - New York Times, May 9, 1989</ref>		In the United States, numerous bookstores received threats, and two bookstores were bombed for stocking the novel. In addition, the ''Riverdale Press'' newspaper office was bombed in retaliation for criticizing the many stores which decided to pull the novel from their shelves.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/09/arts/riverdale-press-to-be-honored.html Riverdale Press To Be Honored] - New York Times, May 9, 1989</ref>
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	The famous convert to Islam, Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), voiced his support for the fatwa,<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cat_Stevens%27_comments_about_Salman_Rushdie&oldid=344531220 Cat Stevens' comments about Salman Rushdie] - Wikipedia, accessed September 29, 2010</ref> as did many Western Islamic bodies, such as the European ''Union of Islamic Students` Associations'' which issued a statement offering its services to Khomeini, and the ''Muslim Parliament of Great Britain''.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/177987.stm Rushdie's relief over fatwa move] - BBC News, September 23, 1998</ref><ref>Karen Edwards - [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/rushdie-death-warrant-intact-726733.html Rushdie death warrant intact] - The Independent, February 13, 2000</ref>		The famous convert to Islam, Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), voiced his support for the fatwa,<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cat_Stevens%27_comments_about_Salman_Rushdie&oldid=344531220 Cat Stevens' comments about Salman Rushdie] - Wikipedia, accessed September 29, 2010</ref> as did many Western Islamic bodies, such as the European ''Union of Islamic Students` Associations'' which issued a statement offering its services to Khomeini, and the ''Muslim Parliament of Great Britain''.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/177987.stm Rushdie's relief over fatwa move] - BBC News, September 23, 1998</ref><ref>Karen Edwards - [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/rushdie-death-warrant-intact-726733.html Rushdie death warrant intact] - The Independent, February 13, 2000</ref>

	The Japanese translator of his novel was stabbed to death, the Italian translator seriously wounded, the Norwegian publisher seriously injured in a shooting, and thirty-seven people were also burnt to death by a mob of 2,000 Muslims in a ~~[[Turkey\|~~Turkish]] hotel for their refusal to hand over the Turkish translator of the novel.<ref>Dr. Koenraad Elst - [http://koenraadelst.voiceofdharma.com/articles/misc/rushdie.html Afterword: The Rushdie Affair's Legacy] - Koenraad Elst's Indology Site, accessed March 28, 2012</ref>		The Japanese translator of his novel was stabbed to death, the Italian translator seriously wounded, the Norwegian publisher seriously injured in a shooting, and thirty-seven people were also burnt to death by a mob of 2,000 Muslims in a Turkish hotel for their refusal to hand over the Turkish translator of the novel.<ref>Dr. Koenraad Elst - [http://koenraadelst.voiceofdharma.com/articles/misc/rushdie.html Afterword: The Rushdie Affair's Legacy] - Koenraad Elst's Indology Site, accessed March 28, 2012</ref>

	Fresh protests were sparked around the world following Salman Rushdie's knighthood in 2007. The Pakistani Ulema Council, a body claiming to be the biggest of its kind in Pakistan with 2000 scholars, announced that they had awarded [[Osama bin Laden]] with the title ''Saifullah'' (Sword of Allah),<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6225428.stm\|2=2011-08-16}} 'Suicide' minister may go to UK] - BBC News, June 21, 2007</ref> their highest honour, in response to the knighthood, calling Bin Laden a "Muslim warrior".<ref>Rana Jawad - [http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=100&story_id=22083 <!-- http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sptimes.ru%2Findex.php%3Faction_id%3D100%26story_id%3D22083&date=2012-03-29 -->Pakistani Scholars Pay Respect to Bin Laden] - Agence France Presse, June 22, 2007</ref>		Fresh protests were sparked around the world following Salman Rushdie's knighthood in 2007. The Pakistani Ulema Council, a body claiming to be the biggest of its kind in Pakistan with 2000 scholars, announced that they had awarded [[Osama bin Laden]] with the title ''Saifullah'' (Sword of Allah),<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6225428.stm\|2=2011-08-16}} 'Suicide' minister may go to UK] - BBC News, June 21, 2007</ref> their highest honour, in response to the knighthood, calling Bin Laden a "Muslim warrior".<ref>Rana Jawad - [http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=100&story_id=22083 <!-- http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sptimes.ru%2Findex.php%3Faction_id%3D100%26story_id%3D22083&date=2012-03-29 -->Pakistani Scholars Pay Respect to Bin Laden] - Agence France Presse, June 22, 2007</ref>

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	The Japanese translator of his novel was stabbed to death, the Italian translator seriously wounded, the Norwegian publisher seriously injured in a shooting, and thirty-seven people were also burnt to death by a mob of 2,000 Muslims in a [[Turkey\|Turkish]] hotel for their refusal to hand over the Turkish translator of the novel.<ref>Dr. Koenraad Elst - [http://koenraadelst.voiceofdharma.com/articles/misc/rushdie.html Afterword: The Rushdie Affair's Legacy] - Koenraad Elst's Indology Site, accessed March 28, 2012</ref>		The Japanese translator of his novel was stabbed to death, the Italian translator seriously wounded, the Norwegian publisher seriously injured in a shooting, and thirty-seven people were also burnt to death by a mob of 2,000 Muslims in a [[Turkey\|Turkish]] hotel for their refusal to hand over the Turkish translator of the novel.<ref>Dr. Koenraad Elst - [http://koenraadelst.voiceofdharma.com/articles/misc/rushdie.html Afterword: The Rushdie Affair's Legacy] - Koenraad Elst's Indology Site, accessed March 28, 2012</ref>

	Fresh protests were sparked around the world following Salman Rushdie's knighthood in 2007. The Pakistani Ulema Council, a body claiming to be the biggest of its kind in [[Pakistan]] with 2000 scholars, announced that they had awarded [[Osama bin Laden]] with the title ''Saifullah'' (Sword of Allah),<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6225428.stm\|2=2011-08-16}} 'Suicide' minister may go to UK] - BBC News, June 21, 2007</ref> their highest honour, in response to the knighthood, calling Bin Laden a "Muslim warrior".<ref>Rana Jawad - [http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=100&story_id=22083 <!-- http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sptimes.ru%2Findex.php%3Faction_id%3D100%26story_id%3D22083&date=2012-03-29 -->Pakistani Scholars Pay Respect to Bin Laden] - Agence France Presse, June 22, 2007</ref>		Fresh protests were sparked around the world following Salman Rushdie's knighthood in 2007. The Pakistani Ulema Council, a body claiming to be the biggest of its kind in Pakistan with 2000 scholars, announced that they had awarded [[Osama bin Laden]] with the title ''Saifullah'' (Sword of Allah),<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6225428.stm\|2=2011-08-16}} 'Suicide' minister may go to UK] - BBC News, June 21, 2007</ref> their highest honour, in response to the knighthood, calling Bin Laden a "Muslim warrior".<ref>Rana Jawad - [http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=100&story_id=22083 <!-- http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sptimes.ru%2Findex.php%3Faction_id%3D100%26story_id%3D22083&date=2012-03-29 -->Pakistani Scholars Pay Respect to Bin Laden] - Agence France Presse, June 22, 2007</ref>

	Effigies of the writer were publicly burnt in Pakistan and Malaysia,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6229506.stm Day of Pakistan Rushdie protests] - BBC News, June 22, 2007.</ref> and further bounties were offered from Iran and Pakistan.<ref>Tom Hundley - [http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2007/jun/20/news/chi-rushdie_20jun20 Rushdie, Britain stir Muslim world's fury] - Chicago Tribune, June 20, 2007</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak_traders_offer_Rs_10_mn_reward_for_Rushdies_head/articleshow/2141284.cms Pak traders offer Rs 10 mn reward for Rushdie's head] - Times of India, June 22, 2007</ref> Some have linked the knighthood to the 2007 attempted car bombings in London.<ref>Doug Saunders - [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/subscribe.jsp?art=767638 Luck averts car-bomb carnage in London] - Saturday's Globe and Mail, June 30, 2007</ref><ref>[http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/260743/cs/1/ London bomb warning on internet website] - Malaysia Sun, June 29, 2007</ref>		Effigies of the writer were publicly burnt in Pakistan and Malaysia,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6229506.stm Day of Pakistan Rushdie protests] - BBC News, June 22, 2007.</ref> and further bounties were offered from Iran and Pakistan.<ref>Tom Hundley - [http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2007/jun/20/news/chi-rushdie_20jun20 Rushdie, Britain stir Muslim world's fury] - Chicago Tribune, June 20, 2007</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak_traders_offer_Rs_10_mn_reward_for_Rushdies_head/articleshow/2141284.cms Pak traders offer Rs 10 mn reward for Rushdie's head] - Times of India, June 22, 2007</ref> Some have linked the knighthood to the 2007 attempted car bombings in London.<ref>Doug Saunders - [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/subscribe.jsp?art=767638 Luck averts car-bomb carnage in London] - Saturday's Globe and Mail, June 30, 2007</ref><ref>[http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/260743/cs/1/ London bomb warning on internet website] - Malaysia Sun, June 29, 2007</ref>

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