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Old 06-20-2007, 04:01 PM   #1
SoonerCoug
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Default Salman Rushdie is awarded knighthood!

But Iran and Pakistan are upset.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapc...eut/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapc....ap/index.html

I just don't understand what's wrong with Rushdie.

It's the equivalent of President Hinckley issuing a fatwa for Steve Benson or something.

Even the guy that translated The Satanic Verses into Japanese got murdered.

MindfulCoug: In your estimation, what percentage of the Iranian population wants to kill Rushdie? Can you explain to us the logic behind the fatwah/hukm?
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