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January 1989, London. There were numerous demonstrations around the world by Muslims in the late 80s against the publication of Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' . Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, issued a fatwa against Rushdie, calling for his death, despite never having read the book. Picture found on Flickr.