I write at the very beginning of July. Where I live in Connecticut, people are unpacking flags and bunting in preparation for ...

February 11, 2025 - Rushdie testifies in court against Matar, showing a jury his blinded right eye. On May 16, Matar is found ...

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Iranian clerics invoking "mohareb" charge against President Donald Trump face potential sanctions, as group demands threats ...

Iran's top religious cleric has issued a fatwa against US President Donald Trump, branding him an "enemy of God" and calling for him to be executed. Trump, as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

"Those who threaten the leadership and integrity of the Islamic Ummah are to be considered warlords," Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi said.

Iran’s Shi’ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, issued a fatwa declaring US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as 'enemies of God'. According to Iran’s ...

Iran has branded Donald Trump an "enemy of God" and urged Muslims to make him "regret his actions", raising fears of possible ...

Iran’s then Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini declared Rushdie’s novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ to be blasphemous. He issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s execution, alongside anyone involved in ...

Iran's leading Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, has issued a religious decree against US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage, causing permanent blindness in one eye, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.