[nikuman]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

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?

Forgive my literary buffoonery, but what exactly did The Satanic Verses actually say? I know people were up in arms about it back in the day, but I never knew why.