3. It鈥檚 Not Easy to Burn a Book
British Muslims protest against the publication of The Satanic Verses.
British Muslims protest against the publication of The Satanic Verses. Fatwa is a ten-part series telling the hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie - the forces which led to the death sentence and the recent attack on him - and the consequences for all of us. The series covers a 20-year period from 1979 to 1999 and explores race relations in Britain, identity, free speech and the connection between the fatwa and contemporary violent jihad. It was originally broadcast in 2019. This episode contains strong discriminatory language.
Producer: Chloe Hadjimatheou
Presenters: Chloe Hadjimatheou and Mobeen Azhar
Editor: Richard Knight
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- Wed 6 Feb 2019 13:45麻豆社 Radio 4
- Wed 31 Aug 2022 09:45麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
- Thu 1 Sep 2022 00:30麻豆社 Radio 4
'Salman Rushdie radicalised my generation'
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Fatwa
The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.