Rushdie, 77, lived in hiding for years after Iran's first supreme leaderAyatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered his killing for what he deemed the book'sblasphemous nature. "We have no other option except to presume that no such notification exists,"the court said in its order, published this week. Viking Penguin published "The Satanic Verses" in September 1988 to criticalacclaim. The book is set by turns in London under Conservative British prime ministerMargaret Thatcher and ancient Mecca, Islam's holiest site. Rushdie gradually emerged from his underground life in 1991, but his Japanesetranslator was killed in July that year.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha November 08, 2024 06:04 UTC