| 单词 | fatwa |
| 例句 | The Supreme Leader would simply write a fatwa—a law—to have you killed and buried someplace far away and cold. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Then my mom got caught helping the underground church and got a fatwa on her head, which means the government wanted her dead—“oh-no” face! Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Photograph: AP An all-female rock band in Kashmir has decided to disband following threats of violence on social media and a fatwa from a senior local Muslim cleric. Kashmir's first all-female rock group disband following threats 2013-02-05T15:19:33Z At a launch party for my next novel I joked I had become the subject of a Phil Collins fatwa. Mark Billingham: my greatest mistake 2011-08-26T22:00:20Z By its end, the book leaves you in no doubt as to what living under the fatwa was like. Rushdie's outside-in look at the fatwa experience 2012-10-17T18:38:07Z He fears that “the fecundity and the fundamentalism together were going to bake a nice big Christmas cake for India in about 20 years. Burqa here, fatwa there. Shariah for all.” Review: ‘Selection Day’ Presents India as Seen Through the Wickets 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z But if what Rhoades wanted was a fatwa, he didn’t get it—had he lived into the age of social media, his provocations would have likely found an answering voice. An L.A. Artist Who Anticipated Our Trumpian Moment 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z The fatwa turned his life into a novel, a genre novel. Salman Rushdie dismisses latest death threat 2012-09-19T16:58:59Z More than 30 years after the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa demanding the assassination of Salman Rushdie for writing “The Satanic Verses,” here we are terrorizing one of our own novelists. Perspective | Threats against the author of ‘American Dirt’ threaten us all 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z And more recently, a "fatwa" forced Salman Rushdie into concealment … Believers say that the universe is created by the very words of God. Atiq Rahimi: Should literature be political? 2013-05-22T10:49:51Z His fourth novel, The Satanic Verses, was published in 1988 and led to a fatwa. Salman Rushdie: ‘My closest brush with the law? During the 1990s, when I needed police protection’ 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z He was 23 when copies of Rushdie's The Satanic Verses were burned in nearby Bradford, and the Valentine's Day fatwa was imposed. Nadeem Aslam: a life in writing 2013-01-26T10:00:03Z His fourth novel, “The Satanic Verses,” inspired the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran to issue a fatwa in 1989 calling for his assassination. Salman Rushdie’s ‘Quichotte’ is a shambling ‘Don Quixote’ for our deceptive era - The Washington Post 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z These are real hardliners who issue a lot of fatwas. Meet the Islamic superheroes 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z People later joked to him that, having survived a fatwa, lockdown should be a breeze. In ‘Languages of Truth,’ Salman Rushdie Defends the Extraordinary 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Rushdie, famously forced into hiding after a fatwa was placed on him by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989, is dead serious about the danger he sees in anti-intellectualism, fascism, religious fundamentalism and sectarianism. Salman Rushdie on the opulent realism of his new novel, 'The Golden House' 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z What troubled me is the way his liberal supporters in the press moved from a condemnation of the fatwa to a condemnation of Islam as a violent, evil, bloodthirsty religion. Karen Armstrong's thinking shifts on religion and violence Filming in a remote part of the disputed Kashmiri region had to be halted at one point under threat of a fatwa issued by a local religious authority. South Asian women step out of Bollywood, into serious dramatic roles 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z Former president Jimmy Carter, writing in The New York Times in 1989, denounced the fatwa but charged Rushdie with “vilifying” the Prophet Muhammad and “defaming” the Quran. The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z And his memoirs are highly anticipated; he is expected to chronicle his years in hiding after the fatwa was issued. Salman Rushdie, Out of Exile, Is a Fixture on the Social Scene 2012-03-23T21:30:22Z After the fatwa was rescinded in 1998, Rushdie seemed to relish his renewed freedom, and expressed gratitude to those who had stood by him and defended his right to publish. Salman Rushdie Has a New Book, and a Message: ‘Words Are the Only Victors’ 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The memoir’s title, cobbled together from the first names of Joseph Conrad and Anton Chekhov, is the alias he used while under the fatwa. Q. and A.: Salman Rushdie 2012-09-18T16:49:30Z A year later, in 1989, Iran’s supreme leader, the Ayatollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, ordering Muslims to kill the author. Why “The Satanic Verses” remains so controversial 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z "I don't think there was any kind of fatwa," he says. Bernard Rose: Tolstoy, America and me 2012-12-17T23:11:56Z Whether Hirsi Ali herself, who wore the hijab as a teenager and supported the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, would have qualified for asylum under her rules is an outstanding question. Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Muslim Men and Western Women 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Yusuf, who converted to Islam in 1977, and who now lives in Dubai, alienated some of his fans when he said in interviews that he supported the 1989 Iranian fatwa against the author Salman Rushdie. New North American Tour for the Former Cat Stevens 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z The fatwa, a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law, called for Rushdie's death because of his book, which some considered blasphemous. The long controversy around Salman Rushdie, and his refusal to stop speaking up 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Some conservative clerics have even issued fatwas against married couples being naked during sex. Sex and the Citadel by Shereen El Feki – review 2013-03-06T14:00:01Z The most dominant crack in the picture is first caused by a codename, which Rushdie’s bodyguards assure him is necessary as the fatwa threat grows increasingly serious. “Joseph Anton”: Memoir as noir 2012-11-05T21:58:00Z In 1989 the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini declared that Salman Rushdie’s novel “The Satanic Verses” was offensive to Islam and issued a fatwa against the author, sentencing him to death. Books of The Times: In ‘Joseph Anton,’ Salman Rushdie Revisits Death Threat 2012-09-17T19:01:12Z Mr. Rushdie started using a computer only when the Ayatollah Khomeini’s 1989 fatwa drove him underground. Emory University Saves Rushdie?s Digital Data 2010-03-15T22:06:00Z The fatwa, however, was an "extraterritorial action," ignoring all notions of national sovereignty. Rushdie's outside-in look at the fatwa experience 2012-10-17T18:38:07Z In the late 1980s, his novel “ The Satanic Verses ” outraged Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who issued a fatwa calling for his assassination, a threat that forced the novelist into hiding for years. Salman Rushdie to be first speaker in lecture series honoring Eudora Welty 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z This memoir relays Mr. Rushdie’s experiences after the fatwa was issued. The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Pitting one fatwa against another doesn't necessarily change anyone's opinion; people tend to accept or reject them based on pre-existing attitudes or the status of the fatwa issuer, rather than the arguments they contain. Salman Ahmad, Sufi rocker 2010-05-20T11:29:00Z The first of those developments is the spectacular and intimidating growth of the Islamist movement since the time of the Rushdie fatwa. Books of The Times: Paul Berman?s ?Flight of the Intellectuals? 2010-05-02T21:52:00Z One of his songs, “Naghi,” upset the government so much, it issued a fatwa against him. “When this concert happened where we had concrete threats, I faced the same dilemma as his musicians”: Till Schauder, director of “When God Sleeps,” talks about Iranian rapper Shahin Najafi 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Rushdie went into hiding in 1989 after The Satanic Verses sparked widespread protests by Muslims and a fatwa from Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini. Rushdie receives Pen Pinter prize 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z It was almost as if he was looking over his shoulder, half expecting a fatwa at any minute. TV review: Islam: The Untold Story; Accused 2012-08-28T21:40:01Z "I hope all this chumming with Jews doesn't get me a fatwa," I said, as the rabbi mugged for the camera. My month of being Jewish 2010-04-08T07:00:00Z He skulked around like Salman Rushdie after the fatwa. Books of The Times: ?Here Comes Trouble? by Michael Moore - Book Review 2011-09-13T12:00:00Z It's true that this may be a way of avoiding fatwa, or indeed religious fury in general. David Baddiel on South Park 2010-04-22T12:01:00Z But because their protagonist is a Muslim, they felt it necessary to avoid misleading religious associations: “We didn’t want a fatwa” Mr. Audiard said. Film: The Godfather?s Ghost Speaks French 2010-02-19T21:50:00Z In The Fatwa: Salman's Story, the author talks about the experience of living under a death sentence when a fatwa was issued against him in 1989, following the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses. Dimbleby to sail around Britain 2012-06-15T14:59:37Z It died in 1989, collateral damage of the fatwa against Salman Rushdie. William Blake brought me face to face with my literary fundamentalism 2012-11-06T12:09:21Z His drift away from the left began in 1989, after the fatwa against Mr. Rushdie. Books of The Times: ?Hitch-22: A Memoir? by Christopher Hitchens 2010-06-01T22:25:00Z She then went on to speak of the "evil she sees in the eyes of fatwas" which "feast on peace-loving spirits" and also criticised rulings on gender segregation. The Saudi housewife who spoke out 2010-04-12T10:00:00Z Last month Khamenei issued a controversial fatwa in which he likened his leadership to that of the Prophet Muhammad and obliged all Iranians to obey his orders. Music fails to chime with Islamic values, says Iran's supreme leader 2010-08-02T21:25:00Z The Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, and sent the writer into hiding for nine years “a fretful, scuttling existence,” as he described it in his memoir, “Joseph Anton.” ‘Quichotte’ Is Salman Rushdie’s Latest. But the Act Is Getting Old. 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The fatwa was never officially lifted — only Khomeini could have done that, and he died just months after issuing it — but delegitimized by the Iranian government in 1998. “Joseph Anton”: Memoir as noir 2012-11-05T21:58:00Z Not the fatwa, but the battle against radical Islam, of which this was one skirmish. Q. and A.: Salman Rushdie 2012-09-18T16:49:30Z I hated the fatwa, of course, and I actually quite liked "The Satanic Verses." Karen Armstrong's thinking shifts on religion and violence "These British women would tell little jokes. ... It was awful. 'We don't want a fatwa! Tee-hee!'" Why we talk about Zaha Hadid's gender and ethnicity even though her architecture transcended both 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z He argues in his book that he does not feel his novel "The Satanic Verses", which prompted the fatwa, should have been particularly offensive to Muslims in the first place. Rushdie says writers losing influence in West 2012-09-28T18:43:51Z He said he hoped Joseph Anton would help him move on from his past, and in particular the fatwa: "I think it's a way of drawing a line under it, you know?" Rushdie says writers losing influence in West 2012-09-28T18:43:51Z The season followed Larry’s attempts to stage the musical “Fatwa!,” about the Ayatollah Khomeini issuing a fatwa in 1989 ordering Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie after the release of his novel “The Satanic Verses.” ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Will Return for Season 10 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Sheikh and Kalbani are prominent clerics, but are not members of the state-appointed Council of Senior Scholars, the only body in the country authorized to issue official fatwas or Islamic legal opinions. Comics and music shows in Saudi Arabia draw rebuke from clerics 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Rushdie was a natural person to speak up for free speech; the author spent years in hiding after Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for the killing of the author of "The Satanic Verses." Salman Rushdie says he'll 'get medieval' on Times Literary Supplement 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z In an address to PEN read at the ceremony by a surrogate, Mr. Darwish referred to the fatwa issued against Mr. Rushdie in response to his novel “The Satanic Verses,” which was eased in 1998. Rushdie Shares Award With Syrian Human Rights Advocate 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z There is the idea this being a holy city and the crimes being part of a fatwa or done for religious reasons. "Holy Spider" examines a "serial killer society," in which Iranian sex workers are targeted 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The book’s publication, in 1988, put a target on its author’s back and led to book bans, violent demonstrations and killings after Iran’s leader, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa calling for his death. Writers Gather to Read Salman Rushdie and Support Free Speech 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z Underlying such choices is the question of competing authorities that I discussed recently in connection with the fatwa against terrorism issued by Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri. Salman Ahmad, Sufi rocker 2010-05-20T11:29:00Z Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the supreme leader of Iran, found the book blasphemous and issued a fatwa, or religious edict, urging Muslims to kill the author. The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z “We thought there would be a fatwa,” he said. A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Q. You’ve been living in the open for years after going into hiding following the fatwa, but you’ve gotten threats from other extremist groups more recently. Salman Rushdie on His New Novel, With a Character Who Floats Just Above Ground 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z His eventual fatwa was aimed at reinforcing the internal radicalism of the nation's revolution. Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review 2013-03-25T10:00:01Z In the years after the fatwa, Rushdie lived under tight security in London, as several of his translators and publishers were attacked, some fatally. The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z “The author would be told that words are violence — just as the fatwa said,” he wrote. The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z His elder son Zafar, who was nine when the fatwa was declared and who saw his father only occasionally in the first few years, features prominently. Rushdie says writers losing influence in West 2012-09-28T18:43:51Z “To a degree,” he said, “you could say that many societies have internalized the fatwa and introduced a form of self-censorship in the way we talk about each other.” The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z These nuances are regularly ignored in western media, culture and entertainment replaced instead by a monolithic "Islam", all burqas and fatwas, and no real understanding of the complex philosophical debates and divisions between Muslims. Four Lions: Laugh? I roared 2010-05-07T10:20:00Z Yet as we move further into the information age — an age that, Rushdie admits, would have meant his death had it fully coincided with the fatwa years — it becomes crucially the territory of cinema. “Joseph Anton”: Memoir as noir 2012-11-05T21:58:00Z The fatwa forced the writer into hiding which he only fully emerged from nine years later, despite occasional public appearances between 1989 and 1998. Random House signs global rights to Rushdie memoir 2010-10-21T14:25:00Z And it has earned the author both the 2015 Prix Goncourt for best first novel and a Facebook fatwa from a minor Muslim cleric calling for his death. Stranger and stranger 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z "Everything was going fine till the fatwa was issued," she said, referring to the cleric's order. Police arrest 3 for threatening Kashmir girl band 2013-02-08T04:16:04Z Rushdie was the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death over alleged blasphemy in “The Satanic Verses.” Author Salman Rushdie could confront man charged with stabbing him at trial 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Rushdie spent years in hiding after Iran's supreme leader at the time, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, pronounced a fatwa, or religious edict, calling upon Muslims to kill him. Novelist Salman Rushdie's memoir on 2022 stabbing to be published next year 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death, was stabbed in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye. After an attack on Salman Rushdie, the Chautauqua Institution says its mission won’t change 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z His pronouncements to his followers are functionally no different than an imam in a failed Middle Eastern state issuing fatwas to kill the infidel. The GOP's heart of darkness: Why Ron DeSantis can never beat Donald Trump 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989 issued a fatwa calling for his death after interpreting the author’s novel “The Satanic Verses” as blasphemous. Author Salman Rushdie warns that West is closing in on free speech 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Rushdie spent years in hiding with police protection after Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, in 1989 calling for his death over the alleged blasphemy of the novel “The Satanic Verses.” Salman Rushdie makes rare public address after attack, warns free expression under threat 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Khomeini's successor, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, once said the fatwa against Rushdie was "irrevocable." Novelist Salman Rushdie's memoir on 2022 stabbing to be published next year 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z But while many celebrated Mirza's rise, a group of Muslim clerics issued a fatwa, denouncing her tennis clothes as "indecent", "un-Islamic" and "corrupting". Sania Mirza: India tennis icon who showed hate could be defeated 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Rushdie lived in hiding for years after Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989 issued a fatwa calling for his death because of the alleged blasphemy in his novel “The Satanic Verses.” Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as censorship 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Mr. Rushdie emerged from hiding in the late 1990s as Iran pulled back from the fatwa, though Hadi Matar faces charges of attempted murder and assault over the New York attack last year. Author Salman Rushdie warns that West is closing in on free speech 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Rushdie, 75, lived in hiding for years after Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in 1989 calling for his death because of the alleged blasphemy of the novel “The Satanic Verses.” Salman Rushdie gives first interview since 2022 stabbing 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z After Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then Iran's supreme leader, pronounced a fatwa, or religious edict, calling for Rushdie's death, the writer spent years in hiding under the protection of British police. Salman Rushdie releases new novel six months after stabbing attack 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Salman Rushdie, the author and free speech icon, was stabbed onstage last summer after years of living under the threat of a fatwa. Policing the Wrong Way 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The attack on him — 33 years after the fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini — proved that every precaution taken was necessary. Salman Rushdie's new novel reminds us how his writing changed the world 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Iranian diplomats for years have pointed to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s preachings as a binding fatwa, or religious edict, that Iran wouldn’t seek an atomic bomb. Analysis: Stakes rise as Iran can fuel ‘several’ atom bombs 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z May 2019 - Twitter suspended Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's account over a tweet that said Khomeini's fatwa against Rushdie was "solid and irrevocable". Iran and Britain's history of strained relations 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The council often issues fatwas, or edicts, including rulings against smoking and yoga. US cancels trip by LGBTQ envoy to Indonesia after objection 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The fatwa against Mr. Rushdie was reaffirmed by Mr. Khamenei in 2017 and republished by Iranian media as recently as August, according to the State Department. Attack on Salman Rushdie prompts U.S. sanctions against Iranian group 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Rushdie, 75, spent years in hiding after Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 edict, a fatwa, calling for his death after the publication of his novel “The Satanic Verses,” which some Muslims consider blasphemous. Report: Salman Rushdie lives, but loses use of eye and hand 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z The attack came 33 years after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then Iran's supreme leader, issued a fatwa, or religious edict, calling on Muslims to assassinate Rushdie a few months after "The Satanic Verses" was published. Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye following attack, agent says 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Rushdie, 75, spent years in hiding after Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 edict, a fatwa, calling for his death after publication of his novel “The Satanic Verses,” which some Muslims consider blasphemous. Report: Salman Rushdie lives, but loses use of eye and hand 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z This is purposeful: There is a long history of Iranian state discrimination against Kurds, exacerbated by Ayatollah Khomeini's 1979 fatwa that authorized the massacre of the Kurdish people of Rojhelat. What's in a name: Kurdish martyr Jîna Amini and the struggle for culture and history 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z In 2016, Mr. Qaradawi revised his fatwa on Palestinian suicide attacks, saying they were no longer permissible because Palestinians had other options to resist Israel. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, influential Islamic scholar, dies at 96 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Mr. al-Qaradawi hosted a call-in show called “Shariah and Life,” where he answered viewers’ questions about religious law in daily life and issued religious edicts, or fatwas. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Influential Muslim Scholar, Dies at 96 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z While Iran's pro-reform government of President Mohammad Khatami distanced itself from the fatwa in the late 1990s, the multimillion-dollar bounty hanging over Rushdie's head kept growing and the fatwa was never lifted. Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye following attack, agent says 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to Rushdie fatwa? Police drop probe into JK Rowling threat over Salman Rushdie support 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z The Satanic Verses author has faced death threats for more than 30 years, ever since Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa - a formal proclamation by an Islamic legal scholar - calling for him to be killed. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Writer Salman Rushdie was attacked Aug. 12 by a knife-wielding man in New York, years after Iran declared a fatwa ordering his death because of what it deemed anti-Muslim writings. U.S., Iran and Europe inch toward a nuclear deal. But is anyone happy? 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z But some of his fatwas on women’s rights — in one he held that women are permitted to hold top government positions — were considered progressive enough to offend hard-liners. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Influential Muslim Scholar, Dies at 96 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Khomeini's successor, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was suspended from Twitter in 2019 for saying the fatwa against Rushdie was "irrevocable." Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye following attack, agent says 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z While the death sentence, or fatwa, ordered on Rushdie by Iran was among the most high-profile threats, many authors say harassment and calls for violence have become part of the experience of being a writer. Safety concerns loom as writers show public support for Rushdie 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z A few hours later, the ayatollah issued the fatwa. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Rushdie spent years in hiding after Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 edict, a fatwa, calling for his death, but had traveled freely over the past two decades. Authors and friends rally and read for Salman Rushdie 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Those fatwas led to his being banned from entering the United States and Britain. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Influential Muslim Scholar, Dies at 96 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Media linked to Iran’s leadership have lauded the attacker for following through on a 1989 decree, or fatwa, calling for Rushdie to be killed that was signed by Iran’s then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Iran deal tantalizingly close but US faces new hurdles 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The attack comes 33 years after Iran's then-supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling on Muslims to assassinate Rushdie the year after "The Satanic Verses" was published. Salman Rushdie attack suspect indicted, to appear in court this afternoon 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z For more than six months up until the fatwa, there had been protests across the world. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z But he did not confirm that his alleged actions were driven by a fatwa issued by Iran in the 1980s. Sir Salman Rushdie attack suspect 'only read two pages' of Satanic Verses 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z It was Khamenei’s predecessor, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who issued the fatwa calling for the death of Rushdie, who quickly became a worldwide symbol of free speech. ‘I’m done with him’: A mother’s anger over Rushdie attack 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Rushdie has lived with a bounty on his head since "The Satanic Verses" published in 1988 prompted Khomeini to issue a fatwa urging Muslims to kill him. Rushdie attack suspect says he admires Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z But in 2019, Twitter suspended Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's account over a tweet that said the fatwa against Rushdie was "irrevocable." Salman Rushdie attack suspect indicted, to appear in court this afternoon 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Had this airport meeting, later claimed by both Siddiquis to have been a chance encounter, secured the fatwa? Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The book's release prompted the Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa, or edict, calling for the writer's death in 1989. Sir Salman Rushdie attack suspect 'only read two pages' of Satanic Verses 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z In it, Nasrallah said that “no one would have dared to attack Islam’s Prophet Muhammad again” if Rushdie had been killed immediately after the fatwa. Attack on Rushdie shows divisions among Lebanese Shiites 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Less than a year after the original fatwa, Rushdie tried to get some of the heat off himself. Salman Rushdie and the long shadow of 'The Satanic Verses' 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z In an interview published by the New York Post on Wednesday, Matar said he respected Khomeini but would not say if he was inspired by the fatwa. Salman Rushdie attack suspect indicted, to appear in court this afternoon 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Kalim later said he believed he may have been "partially responsible" for the fatwa. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Mr Matar told the New York Post he had only read "a couple of pages" of the book and did not say whether the fatwa had inspired him. Sir Salman Rushdie attack suspect 'only read two pages' of Satanic Verses 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z When Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for the death of the “Satanic Verses” author, I thought he was standing up for Islam — and for me. Opinion | I once wanted to burn ‘The Satanic Verses.’ Now I weep for Salman Rushdie. 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z For Rushdie, the fatwa initially meant almost 10 years of government protection, living in secret locations and, of course, remaining secluded from his readers. Perspective | Salman Rushdie is expected to recover. Freedom of expression may not. 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Iran’s religious authorities never rescinded the fatwa against Rushdie, even increasing the bounty on his head from $1 million to $3 million. Opinion | My dinner with Salman Rushdie 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z He said it meant a British Muslim had approached "a fascist government asking for a theocratic leader to issue a fatwa on one of their citizens back in a free country". Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z In 1989, Khomeini denounced “The Satanic Verses” and issued a fatwa, or religious directive, against Rushdie — calling for his death. Iran denies involvement in Rushdie attack, says he brought it on himself 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Mr. McCaul cited the recent attack on Mr. Rushdie, 75, as the direct result of the Iranian regime’s longtime “fatwa” calling for the author’s murder. Iran signals objection to ‘final’ nuclear deal text; state media predicts attacks on Trump, Pompeo 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z A fatwa was issued against Salman Rushdie in 1989 over his book ‘The Satanic Verses.’ 'Top Chef's' Padma Lakshmi hopes ex Salman Rushdie has 'swift healing' after attack 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The hard-line newspaper Kayhan crowed that Rushdie has lived a “hellish life” since the fatwa. Opinion | My dinner with Salman Rushdie 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z When asked if he was saying the fatwa had been requested from the UK, Mr Husain replied, "yes". Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z It described a “hellish life” that Rushdie, 75, had been forced to live since Khomeini’s fatwa, saying the author once had to “change his hiding place 15 times in one month.” Iran denies involvement in Rushdie attack, says he brought it on himself 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z And while Iran hasn’t focused on the writer in recent years, a decades-old fatwa demanding his killing still stands. Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie attack 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z But what is a fatwa and how has it affected his life and career? 'Top Chef's' Padma Lakshmi hopes ex Salman Rushdie has 'swift healing' after attack 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The fatwa, or death sentence, that Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini pronounced against Rushdie in 1989 for his novel “The Satanic Verses” was still fresh. Opinion | My dinner with Salman Rushdie 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z "Popular mythology" maintains Kalim as the "grand master of the fatwa, but this simply is not the case," states a biography of his travelling companion Ghayasuddin. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The British government gradually normalized diplomatic relations with Iran in the 1990s, and the Iranian government distanced itself from the fatwa in 1998, while stopping short of publicly renouncing it. Iran denies involvement in Rushdie attack, says he brought it on himself 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Khomeini, in poor health in the last year of his life after the grinding, stalemated 1980s Iran-Iraq war had decimated the country’s economy, issued the fatwa on Rushdie in 1989. Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie attack 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Novelist Salman Rushdie, who was attacked Friday, is the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. 'Top Chef's' Padma Lakshmi hopes ex Salman Rushdie has 'swift healing' after attack 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had issued a fatwa, or Islamic edict, demanding his death. Iran denies being involved in attack on Salman Rushdie 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Speaking after the recent attack on Sir Salman, Kalim's son, Iqbal, says it was pure coincidence that his father happened to be in Iran around the time the fatwa was issued. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The Iranian government said in 1998 it would no longer back the fatwa, and Rushdie has lived relatively openly in recent years. Iran says Rushdie and supporters to blame for attack 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z While fatwas can be revised or revoked, Iran’s current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - who took over after Khomeini - has never done so. Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie attack 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who led Iran after its 1979 revolution, issued an edict known as a fatwa on Feb. 14, 1989, ordering Muslims to kill Rushdie, who went into hiding for years. Your Monday Briefing 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z But Reese said that at first, when the attacker jumped onstage, he “immediately thought someone was making some kind of bad reference” to the Iranian fatwa against Rushdie. Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator as ‘road to recovery’ begins, agent says 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z The moment the Iranian minister approached him asking for background information "was the first time Dad knew about" a fatwa, he says. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z In 1989, about six months after the book came out, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then the leader of Iran, issued an edict known as a fatwa that ordered Muslims to kill Rushdie. Your Monday Briefing: U.S. Lawmakers Visit Taiwan 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z Hezbollah is backed by Iran, whose previous supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in 1989 pronounced a fatwa, or religious edict, calling upon Muslims to kill Rushdie for blasphemy. Suspect's father refuses to speak about Salman Rushdie attack 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z The book had already been banned and burned in India, Pakistan and elsewhere when Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death in 1989. Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z District Attorney Schmidt alluded to the fatwa as a potential motive in arguing against bail. Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z "He never felt any involvement or responsibility for the fact the fatwa came out." Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Rushdie’s book had already been banned and burned in India, Pakistan and elsewhere before Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death in 1989. Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z “I remember when ‘Satanic Verses’ came out, and the fatwa was put on him,” he said. Rushdie Stabbing Brings Terror to an Idyllic Retreat for Earnest Inquiry 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Khomeini died that same year, but the fatwa remains in effect - though Iran, in recent years, hasn’t focused on Rushdie. Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z News about the stabbing has led to renewed interest in “The Satanic Verses,” which topped best seller lists after the fatwa was issued in 1989. Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z The interruption came a day after the BBC had reported the result of a poll which had suggested only 35% of British Muslims supported the fatwa. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Khomeini died that same year, but the fatwa remains in effect. Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z The magazine described how Mr Rushdie had arrived for the interview with no security at all, appeared relaxed as he said the Iranian fatwa was decades old. Salman Rushdie: Author believed fatwa was old and life relatively normal 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z A prosecutor alluded to the standing fatwa as a potential motive in arguing against bail. Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z Hezbollah is backed by Iran, whose previous supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in 1988 pronounced a fatwa, or religious edict, calling upon Muslims to kill Rushdie for blasphemy. Hezbollah official says group does not know anything about attack on Rushdie 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z According to its former deputy leader, Jahangir Mohammed, Kalim set up the organisation on the back of the popularity he gained as a result of the fatwa. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Iran’s current supreme leader, Khamenei, never issued a fatwa of his own withdrawing the edict, though Iran in recent years hasn’t focused on the writer. Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z He also called himself an optimist, and noted that the fatwa, a religious edict issued in Iran in 1989 that called on Muslims around the world to kill him for blasphemy, was pronounced long ago. Rushdie told German magazine his life is now 'relatively normal' 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z News about the stabbing has led to renewed interest in “The Satanic Verses,” which topped bestseller lists after the fatwa was issued in 1989. Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z The book was banned in Iran, where the late leader Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death. Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after New York stabbing 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Some journalists speculated whether the fatwa may have provided a convenient distraction from the embarrassment of agreeing to a ceasefire with Baghdad. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z District Attorney Schmidt alluded to the fatwa as a potential motive in arguing arguing against bail. Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z The leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued the fatwa after Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses" book was condemned as blasphemous. Rushdie told German magazine his life is now 'relatively normal' 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Khomeini, in poor health in the last year of his life after the grinding, stalemate 1980s Iran-Iraq war decimated the country’s economy, issued the fatwa on Rushdie in 1989. Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Khomeini died the same year he issued the fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death. Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after New York stabbing 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z His passing also meant the fatwa would be in place for eternity - as such a decree can only be reversed by the Islamic scholar who issued it. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a call, or fatwa, for the British author’s execution soon after its publication, saying the treatment of Islam and Muhammad in the novel was blasphemous. Salman Rushdie hospitalized after attack onstage in New York state 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, issued a religious edict known as a fatwa on Feb. 14, 1989, ordering Muslims to kill Mr. Rushdie. Salman Rushdie is attacked onstage in Western New York. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Early on Saturday, Iranian state media made a point to note one man identified as being killed while trying to carry out the fatwa. Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Iran’s current supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, never issued a fatwa of his own withdrawing the edict, though Iran in recent years hasn’t focused on the writer. Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after New York stabbing 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z In the late 1990s, Iran's government - led by President Khatami - backed away from the fatwa, declaring it would neither "support nor hinder" Salman Rushdie's assassination. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The Satanic Verses was banned first in the author's country of birth, India, and then several other countries before Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued his infamous fatwa. Salman Rushdie: Author on ventilator and unable to speak, agent says 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Even before the fatwa, “The Satanic Verses” was banned in a number of countries, including Bangladesh, Sudan, Sri Lanka and India, where Mr. Rushdie was born. Salman Rushdie is attacked onstage in Western New York. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z But some in Iran have never forgotten the fatwa against him. Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z In simple terms, a fatwa is a decree from an Islamic religious leader. What is a fatwa? Salman Rushdie's backstory moves center stage after attack 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z But in 2017, the current Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - when asked if the fatwa was still binding - said: "The decree is as Imam Khomeini issued." Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The fatwa called for the killing of anyone involved in the publication of the book and offered rewards to those who took part in the murders. Salman Rushdie: Author on ventilator and unable to speak, agent says 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z After the fatwa, a halfhearted apology from Mr. Rushdie, which he later regretted, was rejected by Iran. Salman Rushdie is attacked onstage in Western New York. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z While fatwas can be revised or revoked, Iran’s current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who took over after Khomeini has never done so. Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Partly because the situation was so high-profile, “fatwa” and “death sentence” became linked in U.S. popular culture. What is a fatwa? Salman Rushdie's backstory moves center stage after attack 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Dozens of people died in protests over the novel, while others - including the book's Japanese translator - were killed after the fatwa. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Following are some key events that followed that death edict - or fatwa - issued by Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after the publication of Rushdie's 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses", which Khomeini deemed blasphemous to Islam. Events following Iran's fatwa against author Salman Rushdie 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z But the fatwa remains in place, reportedly with a bounty attached from an Iranian religious foundation of some $3.3 million as of 2012. Salman Rushdie is attacked onstage in Western New York. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Rushdie’s life first came under threat in 1989, when Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini placed a fatwa on him over “The Satanic Verses,” a book inspired by the life of the prophet Muhammed. Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Khomeini died in June 1989, months after issuing the Rushdie edict, but the fatwa lived on. What is a fatwa? Salman Rushdie's backstory moves center stage after attack 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The young man accused of the stabbing - Hadi Matar, 24 - has not said whether his alleged actions were influenced by the fatwa. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z A fatwa - or decree - calling for the novelist's assassination was issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the supreme leader of Iran, in 1989 - the year after the book's publication. Who is Salman Rushdie? The writer who emerged from hiding 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z But supporters of the government took to social media to praise the stabbing against Mr. Rushdie as the ayatollah’s fatwa finally materializing. Salman Rushdie is attacked onstage in Western New York. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z After the fatwa was ordered, the writer went into hiding, moving constantly and always remaining protected by a bodyguard. Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z That year, Rushdie published a memoir, “Joseph Anton,” about the fatwa. Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage at New York event 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The religious leader had previously issued a fatwa, or religious decree, in support of female education - a contentious issue inside Afghanistan. Afghanistan: Cleric killed by bomb hidden in artificial leg - reports 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z The death sentence - fatwa - against Rushdie stopped being formally backed by Iran in 1998. Who is Salman Rushdie? The writer who emerged from hiding 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z A quote by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dating back several years was widely shared, in which he says the fatwa against Mr. Rushdie was “fired like a bullet that won’t rest until it hits its target.” Salman Rushdie is attacked onstage in Western New York. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The Iranian government announced the lifting of the fatwa in 1998 and Rushdie moved out of hiding to New York City. Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Iranian diplomats for years have pointed to Khamenei’s preachings as a binding fatwa, or religious edict, that Iran wouldn’t build an atomic bomb. Analysis: Iran now speaking openly on nuclear bomb prospects 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The front's first proclamation included a fatwa, or religious edict, permitting the killing of US civilians. Ayman al-Zawahiri: Who was al-Qaeda leader killed by US? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z In recent weeks, a number of religious scholars with links to the Taliban have issued fatwas, or religious decrees supporting girls' right to learn. Afghanistan: Inside a secret school for girls 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Many Muslim-majority countries have sharia councils, made up of respected religious leaders, who issue fatwas and give explanations for their decisions. Islam has a rich tradition around finance. Crypto is prompting new questions. 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z “The battle chose me, I didn’t choose it,” Rushdie told The Times in 2012 about the fatwa. Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z It turned to the state’s Islamic clerics for a fatwa, or non-binding religious ruling, about the article. As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z In 2015, one person was killed in Copenhagen, Denmark, at a meeting meant to mark the 25th anniversary of an Iranian fatwa against British writer Salman Rushdie, which Vilks attended. Swedish 'Mohammad' cartoonist Lars Vilks killed in car crash 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Similar fatwas have been issued by clerics in Herat and Paktia provinces in Afghanistan. Afghanistan: Inside a secret school for girls 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Khamenei issued a religious edict, or a fatwa, allowing the practice. In Muslim countries, a push for donor breast milk 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z It is derived from both the Koran, Islam's central text, and fatwas - the rulings of Islamic scholars. What is Sharia law? What does it mean for women in Afghanistan? 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z A former judge in the Taliban regime’s military court, Mr. Akhundzada later issued many of the fatwas, or religious orders, blessing suicide bombers. The Taliban’s Leaders: Worldly and ‘Inclusive’ or Ruthless Ideologues? 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z The forces mobilized following a fatwa, or religious edict, from Iraq’s most revered Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, when the Islamic State was nearing Baghdad in 2014. Iraq Is Caught in the Middle as U.S. and Iran Spar on Its Soil 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Last year, authorities shuttered all mosques and clerics issued a fatwa, or edict, urging Muslims to pray at home over the holy month rather than congregate in crowded spaces and risk spreading the virus. Muslims open Ramadan with social distanced prayers, vaccines 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Chua's team consulted with the country's Islamic religious council, which eventually issued a fatwa granting permission for milk donation when medically indicated. In Muslim countries, a push for donor breast milk 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z Guidance that is considered a formal legal ruling is called a fatwa. What is Sharia law? What does it mean for women in Afghanistan? 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z His 2014 fatwa, or religious edict, calling on able-bodied men to fight the Islamic State group swelled the ranks of Shiite militias. Pope Francis meets with top Shiite cleric in Iraq 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z His 2014 fatwa calling on able-bodied men to fight the Islamic State group massively swelled the ranks of Shiite militias. Intense preparation paves way for pontiff to meet ayatollah 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z His 2014 fatwa calling on able-bodied men to fight the Islamic State group massively swelled the ranks of Shiite militias. Intense preparation paves way for pontiff to meet ayatollah 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Until recently, openly supporting a nuclear weapons program in Iran was considered taboo and public figures would not dare divert from the official line of Mr. Khamenei’s fatwa. Iran Suggests It May Seek Nuclear Weapons, in New Escalation of Threats 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z A 1990s fatwa, or religious edict, by the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, states that nuclear weapons are forbidden under Islam. World Digest: Feb. 9, 2021 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z A 1990s fatwa, or religious edict, by the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei states that nuclear weapons are forbidden. Iran may pursue nuclear weapon, intel minister warns West 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Those same groups, strengthened after al-Sistani’s fatwa, are accused of terrorizing Christians and preventing them from returning home. Intense preparation paves way for pontiff to meet ayatollah 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Those same groups, strengthened after al-Sistani’s fatwa, are accused of terrorizing Christians and preventing them from returning home. Intense preparation paves way for pontiff to meet ayatollah 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z He rarely intervenes in political affairs, but his 2014 fatwa was instrumental in the creation of Shiite militia groups who fought the Islamic State alongside Iraqi forces. Patriarch: Pope to meet Iraqi Shiite leader Sistani in Iraq 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z The umbrella group was formed in 2014 to counter the Islamic State group, following a fatwa from Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Ali al-Sistani. US sanctions prominent Iraqi politician over rights abuses 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Darmanin said they include the father of a student and an Islamist activist who both “obviously launched a fatwa,” or religious ruling, against the teacher. French police operations underway after beheading of teacher 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z In 2016, the government’s Religious Endowments department issued a fatwa saying honor killings are not compatible with Islam. After woman's brutal killing, Jordan asks at what price 'honor'? 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z He eventually secured a fatwa, or religious ruling, stating that it is more humane to spay and neuter animals than to consign an ever-growing population to misery and abuse. Gazans defy taboos to rescue, neuter stray animals 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z In the case of the Hindu temple, fatwas were issued and extremists took to social media to warn the faithful that it would be blasphemy to support the temple. Minorities under attack as PM pushes ‘tolerant’ Pakistan 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z The PMF was created in 2014 as a framework to organize and pay the thousands who volunteered to fight the Islamic State group after a fatwa by Iraq’s top cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Troubled Iran struggles to maintain sway over Iraq militias 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Articles, sermons and fatwas interpreting Islamic law were issued outlining how taking slaves was in accordance with Islam. Investigators build a case for IS crimes against Yazidis 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z The Indonesia Ulema Council also previously issued a fatwa advising against congregational prayers in areas where COVID-19 had spread uncontrollably. In Aceh, Indonesians pray at mosque but bring their own rugs 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z This week Indonesia’s most important Muslim body issued a fatwa stating that people in areas with a “high or very high transmission potential” should not attend Friday prayers but others should do so. Indonesian president calls for more coronavirus testing after jump in cases 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Underlining that urgency was the fatwa issued by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, which prohibited "unnecessary" travel. Iran warns coronavirus could kill 'millions' inside its borders 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z For many Iraqis, the group’s credibility is derived from al-Sistani’s fatwa. Troubled Iran struggles to maintain sway over Iraq militias 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Muslim clerics issued a fatwa banning the consumption of such carp. It's the national dish that brought down a dictator. And it's delicious 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The year saw the first African summit on child marriage, in Senegal, which resulted in one of the world’s most prestigious Islamic learning centres issuing a fatwa against the practice. The success stories of 2019 from across the world 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z “Freedom of speech must prevail over violence and Islamic fatwas,” the leader of the largest opposition party in the Dutch parliament wrote. Geert Wilders revives contest for cartoons that mock Muhammad 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z A fatwa issued by the Kingdom's main clerics, assembled by King Khaled, cleared the Saudi military to use any degree of force to expel the rebels. The mosque siege that changed the course of Saudi history 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z The 1988 publication of The Satanic Verses led Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran to issue a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s assassination. On my radar: Salman Rushdie’s cultural highlights 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z “Haeri’s fatwa is a green light for targeting U.S. interests and even American citizens in Iraq,” Hashimi said in a phone interview. Iraqis, bristling over Israeli airstrike, renew call for U.S. troops to get out 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The fatwa states that marriage should be based on the consent of both parties and “particularly the young woman”. The success stories of 2019 from across the world 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z This new fatwa complements the previous fatwas and is aimed at British Muslims who are predominantly of south Asian background and heritage. Muslim scholars approve organ donation 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z On this particular night, Salman Rushdie, who lived under a fatwa for years, felt comfortable enough to dine. In the Age of Seamless, Is the ‘Regular’ a Dying Breed? 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z On top of that, a senior Shia cleric issued a religious ruling or fatwa, against similar shows that reward winners with money, the BBC reported Friday. Iran shuts down 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' equivalent, accuses TV channel of 'running a halal casino' 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem-Shirazi's fatwa targets shows that offer cash rewards to viewers and participants. Iran pulls game shows in 'halal casino' row 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Activists hope news of the fatwa will filter through to imams in countries with high rates of child marriage. The success stories of 2019 from across the world 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z The fatwa was Al Qaeda’s declaration of war against the United States. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Last year an influential Islamic group in Indonesia issued a controversial fatwa, which was later overturned, against the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine, citing its use of porcine gelatine. The Measles Emergency: What Are Religious Exemptions? 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem-Shirazi's fatwa targets "games of chance" and maintains they are strictly forbidden under Islamic law. Iran shuts down 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' equivalent, accuses TV channel of 'running a halal casino' 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The account, @khamenei_ir, was temporarily banned from further tweeting until it deletes a recent post referencing the fatwa issued by the ayatollah’s predecessor against Mr. Rushdie in 1989, BuzzFeed News first reported. Twitter limits Khamenei account over tweet threatening Salman Rushdie 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z Far away, Iran's supreme leader issues a fatwa demanding the death of British author Salman Rushdie - and the effect on young Muslims in the UK is huge. 'Salman Rushdie radicalised my generation' 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z In 1989, protests spread from Pakistan elsewhere, leading to the fatwa by Iran’s Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini against author Salman Rushdie for his depiction of Islam in his book Satanic Verses. Locked away, forgotten: Muslim Uighur wives of Pakistani men 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z In 1989, protests spread from Pakistan elsewhere, leading to the fatwa by Iran's Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini against author Salman Rushdie for his depiction of Islam in his book Satanic Verses. Locked away, forgotten: Muslim Uighur wives of Pakistani men 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z He was filmed at a protest on Friday saying clerics would issue a fatwa within days on taking up arms. Iraqi cleric linked to Basra protests killed outside home 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Al-Ghrawi was filmed at a protest on Friday saying clerics would issue a fatwa within days on taking up arms. Iraqi cleric linked to Basra protests killed 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z That inconvenience was Ayatollah Khomeini's fatwa - imposed on Salman Rushdie for his novel, the Satanic Verses, which was widely considered blasphemous in the Muslim world. 'Salman Rushdie radicalised my generation' 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z To salvage the campaign, the health ministry in August lobbied the central MUI to issue a fatwa—a ruling under Islamic law—declaring the vaccine halal. Indonesian 'vaccine fatwa' sends measles immunization rates plummeting 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z But he was also a respected political leader and legislator, and a humanitarian who famously issued a religious fatwa condemning Islamist militants for attacking health workers distributing the polio vaccine. After slaying of ‘father of Taliban’ in Pakistan, mourners underscore complex legacy 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Muslims began consistently to receive this kind of treatment in 1989, after Iran’s fatwa against the novelist Salman Rushdie forced him into hiding. One man’s (very polite) fight against media Islamophobia 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z The fatwa forced Rushdie into hiding for a decade. The Satanic Verses sowed the seeds of rifts that have grown ever wider | Kenan Malik 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z But copyright law was not created to protect people from fatwas. The Internet of Garbage by Sarah Jeong 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z He laughed off the 1989 fatwa by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie as “an extreme form of literary criticism.” V.S. Naipaul, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 85 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z He laughed off the 1989 fatwa by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie as “an extreme form of literary criticism.” V.S. Naipaul, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 85 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z When Salman Rushdie went into hiding after The Satanic Verses, for instance, Naipaul described the fatwa as "an extreme form of literary criticism." Obituary: VS Naipaul 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z He laughed off the 1989 fatwa against Salman Rushdie as “an extreme form of literary criticism.” Family: Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z In 1998, the Iranian government announced that it was no longer enforcing the fatwa, and the danger to Rushdie subsided. How a Notorious Gangster Was Exposed by His Own Sister 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z In 2013, Egypt’s former top religious official, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, issued a fatwa declaring that neither growing a beard nor shaving it off is related to Islamic Shariah law. Egypt police beard rules divide Islamic, secular factions 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z She left in 1989 after a very public row when the academy failed even to discuss a motion in support of Salman Rushdie, after a fatwa was issued against him. The ugly scandal that cancelled the Nobel prize 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Another trademark of modern jihadis is that they claim the right to proclaim fatwas or judgments on religious masters, regardless of whether they have any training in theology. A Muslim monarch and religious diplomat wins some overdue recognition 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Sessions, the grand mufti, had pronounced his fatwa. Trump is creating his American caliphate, and democracy has no defence | Nesrine Malik 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z After Salman Rushdie published “The Satanic Verses,” in 1988, the Ayatollah Khomeini, of Iran, declared the book blasphemous and issued a fatwa urging Muslims to murder him. How a Notorious Gangster Was Exposed by His Own Sister 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z In April, mufti Shawki Allam issued a fatwa, or religious edict, that noted Muslims who are traveling are permitted by Islamic law “to postpone their fasting” until they return home. Ramadan leaves Muslim World Cup players facing a tough choice 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z An hour after the fatwa was issued, a suicide bomber detonated a device outside the gathering, killing seven people. Taliban announces three-day ceasefire over Eid 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z The fatwa also said that killings by any means, including suicide attacks and crimes such as armed robberies and kidnappings, are sins in Islam. Suicide bomber hits meeting of Afghan religious figures condemning terrorism, killing 14 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z If the warring parties ignore the fatwa and continue fighting, the council said it “would call on all Muslim nations, especially religious scholars, to step forward to broker a peace deal.” Suicide bomber attacks Afghan clerics gathered to condemn the war, killing at least 7 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z The fatwa also said that killing people by any means — such as bombs and suicide attacks — as well as violent acts, including robbery and kidnapping, count as sins in Islam. Kabul suicide bombing targets gathering of clerics; 7 die 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z The Shiite theocracy’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a religious decree, or fatwa, 30 years ago calling for respect of transgender people, opening the way for official support for gender transition surgery. Transgender people in Iran face discrimination despite fatwa 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Seventy prominent Muslim scholars from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia issued the fatwa, or edict, at a conference in Indonesia on ways to achieve peace and stability in Afghanistan. Muslim scholars: Suicide attacks violate Islamic principles 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Sistani is one of the most respected voices in Iraq and after a fatwa he issued in 2014 that mobilized thousands to fight the Islamic State group, he launched a campaign against government corruption. Top Iraqi cleric warns of ‘foreign influence’ in elections 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Today, IVF is a widely accepted intervention in the Muslim world, and El-Haq’s fatwa is prominently displayed on many clinic walls. How religion is coming to terms with modern fertility methods Grand Mufti Shawki Allam regularly issues all sorts of fatwas, usually in response to questions by Muslims seeking religious guidance in matters related to even the most trivial issues. Egypt’s mufti issues fatwa against buying Facebook ‘likes’ 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z After consulting with doctors, Khomeini sanctioned gender-transition surgery in a groundbreaking fatwa. Transgender people in Iran face discrimination despite fatwa 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z “I would caution against accepting any fatwas from community scholars on the subject of fiqh al-mu’amalat, the jurisprudence of transactions, which is a highly complex area of sharia.” Cryptocurrency traders use old gold in drive to draw Islamic investors 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z His influence extends throughout Europe, where his lawyer says the cleric is the only imam authorized to issue fatwas. Too Radical for France, a Muslim Clergyman Faces Deportation 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z In 1980, he issued a fatwa, or ruling, permitting IVF and similar procedures, so long as they involved a husband and a wife and no eggs or sperm from a third party. How religion is coming to terms with modern fertility methods Most responded to a fatwa, or religious edict, from Iraq’s most influential cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and joined an array of militias, some of them backed by Iran. After Defeating Islamic State, Iraq’s Shiites Turn Ire Toward Government 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Iran’s current supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, later gave Molkara a black veil to officially recognize her as a woman, upholding Khomeini’s fatwa, she said. Transgender people in Iran face discrimination despite fatwa 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z So-called scholars issued fatwas decreeing that if anyone voted for her their marriage would be null and void. Benazir Bhutto showed you can be a mother and prime minister – I know, I am her son 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Only the government-appointed clerics associated with the Council of Senior Scholars are allowed to issue fatwas, or Islamic legal opinions. Long robes not necessary attire for Saudi women: senior cleric 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Consider that Salman Rushdie married two beautiful women while living under a fatwa, which is a constant death threat. I have cancer. Don't tell me you're sorry | Elizabeth Wurtzel 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z In 2016, Saudi Arabia’s top cleric issued a fatwa, or religious decree, forbidding playing chess, calling the game “the work of Satan” and comparing it to gambling. Saudi Arabia Blocks Israel’s Chess Team From World Championships 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z “More than 30 years have passed since Imam Khomeini issued the fatwa. … Thirty years is more than enough for a rule to be realized and implemented,” he says. Transgender people in Iran face discrimination despite fatwa 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z In return, Rizvi agreed not to issue a fatwa against the minister, seemingly to dissuade attacks on his person. Pakistani law minister quits after weeks of anti-blasphemy protests 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Only the government-appointed clerics associated with the Council of Senior Scholars are allowed to issue fatwas, or Islamic legal opinions. Long robes not necessary attire for Saudi women: senior cleric 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Local Muslim clerics issued a fatwa condemning local terrorists. Opinion | Unexpected Benefits From a Battle Against ISIS 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The current ban is a result of a religious fatwa issued in 1990, which prohibited women from driving within the borders of the kingdom. Saudi Arabia will lift its ban on women drivers 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Two hours earlier, the fatwa on Salman Rushdie had been announced. ‘Dazzling and worrying’: my memories of Bruce Chatwin and In Patagonia 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z And he infamously drew the ire of the Ayatollah Khomeini with The Satanic Verses, prompting Iran’s former Supreme Leader to issue a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death in 1989. Salman Rushdie Plays the Trump Card 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z There is an assumption that Rushdie has been pushed to a more extreme position on Islam because of the years of the fatwa, something he finds irritating and belittling. Salman Rushdie: ‘A lot of what Trump unleashed was there anyway’ 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z The legal department of Cairo’s al-Azhar University issued a fatwa against liberal mosques. Muslim feminist plans to open liberal mosque in Britain 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Among other measures, for instance, Indonesia's highest Islamic council last year issued a fatwa on burning land and forests in an effort to protect forests and halt toxic smog. Religious, indigenous leaders meet to protect rainforests 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z I’m tired of seeing my faith trapped in a cancerous cycle of terror, reduced to a vapid discussion of veils, burqas and burkinis, and held back by an obsessive fixation with fatwas. Muslims today face a deep malaise. We must confront it | Nabil Echchaibi 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z He feels that the publicity surrounding his fatwa made critics stop noticing the humor in his books. Salman Rushdie Plays the Trump Card 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z This is, of course, the “provocation” argument which was directed at Rushdie during the years of the fatwa; “oh, well, he brought it on himself, he went looking for a fight and found it”. Salman Rushdie: ‘A lot of what Trump unleashed was there anyway’ 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z A Muslim feminist who founded a liberal mosque in Berlin, triggering death threats and fatwas, is planning to open an inclusive place of worship in the UK, saying a revolution in Islam is under way. Muslim feminist plans to open liberal mosque in Britain 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z The fatwa sparked a reaction from female cyclists, who posted photographs on social media of themselves on their bikes, with the hashtag #IranianWomenLoveCycling. 'They said girls don't ride bikes': Iranian women defy the cycling fatwa 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The Congress of Indonesian Women Ulema said in a statement Friday that the religious edict, or fatwa, was decided at a three-day meeting in the West Java town of Cirebon. Indonesian women’s group issues edict against child marriage 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z The spokesman for the Council of Palestinian Scholars in Lebanon said the radical groups were issuing fatwas authorizing the killing of people they disagreed with. Palestinians flee refugee camp in Lebanon as clashes intensify between Islamists and security 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z I’m talking to a woman with multiple fatwas on... Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Islam’s Most Eloquent Apostate 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Indonesia’s highest Muslim authority will issue a fatwa against ‘fake news’ Ethnic Chinese still grapple with discrimination despite generations in Indonesia 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Following the controversy over Rushdie's novel, Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran issued a fatwa ordering Muslims to kill the author. Indian Muslim leader Syed Shahabuddin dies aged 82 - BBC News 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z In association with the fundamentalist Islamic Group, he was accused of issuing a fatwa leading to Sadat’s 1986 assassination. Omar Abdel-Rahman, convicted in 1993 World Trade Center bombing, dies at 78 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z One fatwa discussed the appropriate color women should wear, concluding that red was illegal. For Women Under ISIS, a Tyranny of Dress Code and Punishment 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z “They blindly follow their masters. They get their fatwas from the internet.” How Isis recruiters found fertile ground in Kerala, India's tourist gem 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z No one in Nevada seems to care about Mr. Trump’s trade fatwas; the state economy is largely built on services, less so on manufacturing. Can Republicans Flip Harry Reid’s Seat? 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The country's highest official religious fatwa authority criticized Hattar for what it said was the "insult to the divine entity, Islam and religious symbols". Jordanian writer shot dead outside court before trial over cartoon 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z But before buying into their rhetoric, consider a few questions: Which country issues a fatwa for the execution of author Salman Rushdie, a death threat that is still in force today? Iran Can’t Whitewash Its Record of Terror 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z The fatwa is not legally binding but is aimed at discouraging plantation companies and farmers from clearing land using slash-and-burn methods in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. Indonesian Islamic council issues fatwa on forest fires 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Government officials said they hoped the moral impact of the fatwa would help reinforce laws against it. Forest-burning is a sin, says Indonesian Islamic council - BBC News 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The older fatwa prohibiting Pokemon also re-appeared this week on a ticker on the home page of the kingdom’s portal for official religious decrees issued by the council. Saudi clerics: App version of Pokemon requires new ruling 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The 2001 fatwa said the card game contained elements prohibited by Islamic law such as gambling. Saudi Arabia denies issuing new fatwa against Pokemon 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Nations of the World Confront the Pokémon Menace As the popular augmented-reality smartphone game expanded to 26 countries, the authorities responded with alarm, bans, charges of espionage and at least one fatwa. Morning Agenda: Tesla's New Grand Plan 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia's top clerical body recently renewed a 15-year-old fatwa, or edict, that declared the Pokemon game franchise un-Islamic, saying it promotes gambling and the theory of evolution, among other concerns. Indonesia shrugs off Pokemon fatwa as gaming fever takes hold 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The Pokémon fatwa follows Kuwait’s Interior Ministry warning Pokémon fanatics last week to avoid playing the augmented reality video game at mosques, shopping centers, malls and oil installations. Saudi Clerics Say Pokémon Go Violates Islamic Beliefs 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z The prisoners’ wives won religious support for the procedure from a fatwa issued by the Palestinian Authority’s religious council, which deemed the treatment acceptable if it was for a husband and wife. With smuggled sperm, Palestinians sire children from behind Israeli prison bars 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Once while we were having coffee, Mr. Sheikh answered his cellphone, listened seriously and issued a fatwa on the spot. A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z In January, he led more than 100,000 Islamic clerics in signing a fatwa, or religious ruling, that condemned militancy. Bombing at Bangladesh’s Largest Eid Gathering Kills at Least One 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The fatwa, however, made no mention of the successful new Pokemon GO mobile game. Indonesia shrugs off Pokemon fatwa as gaming fever takes hold 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Zia Naqshbandi, head of the organization that issued the fatwa, said that there was only one section in the decree about transgender marriage, while the rest dealt with their rights generally. Pakistani clerics issue decree on transgender rights under Islamic law 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z The fatwa is not legally binding in any way. Pakistan's transgender community cautiously welcomes marriage fatwa - BBC News 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z But state-sanctioned fatwas have provoked laughter, too, like the fatwa calling spending money on Pokemon products “cooperation in sin and transgression.” A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z The so-called "Adnani fatwa" called for followers in the West to target security services and police. Poppy Day beheading attack plotter jailed for life - BBC News 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Basically, this left the question of surgery for gender dysphoria unresolved, allowing both supporters and opponents to interpret the fatwa as they chose. Everything you need to know about being gay in Muslim countries 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Fifty clerics in Pakistan issued a fatwa, or religious decree, saying that transgender people can marry under Islamic law — but only if they do not have “visible signs of both genders.” Pakistani clerics issue decree on transgender rights under Islamic law 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z The decree, or fatwa, was passed on Sunday by a group of clerics. Pakistan's transgender community cautiously welcomes marriage fatwa - BBC News 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z He spoke of how the world of sheikhs, fatwas and the meticulous application of religion to everything had defined his life. A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z On Sunday, ahead of the CII statement, a group of Pakistani clerics issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, declaring honour killing to be against the teaching of Islam. Pakistan 'honour' killing: Why clerics' call may fall on deaf ears - BBC News 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z The affair resulted in a fatwa from Muhammad Tantawi, Egypt’s grand mufti, which is still cited in cases across the region today. Everything you need to know about being gay in Muslim countries 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z But a transgender person with “visible signs of both genders” cannot marry anyone, the fatwa stipulated. Pakistani clerics issue decree on transgender rights under Islamic law 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z The fatwa also called on the government to draft new legislation to punish those guilty of honour killings within a week, and to launch an awareness campaign. Pakistani clerics issue fatwa against 'honour' killings 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z “The clerics at that time were releasing fatwas that it was not right to travel to the countries of the infidels unless it was necessary,” Mr. Ghamdi said. A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z A fatwa is a legal opinion used in Islamic sharia law. Saudi Arabian allies pressured UN chief to issue blacklist reversal, sources say 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Serving on its judiciary commission, he issued the majority of Taliban fatwas, and reportedly resolved conflicts within the leadership. New Taliban leader's daunting task: uniting group as officials seek peace 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z He traveled the world in 1989 to seek Muslim nations' support for the death fatwa, or edict, issued by clerics against author Salman Rushdie for his book "The Satanic Verses." Hard-line cleric voted leader of Iran's Assembly of Experts 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z He traveled the world in 1989 to seek Muslim nations’ support for the death fatwa, or edict, issued by clerics against author Salman Rushdie for his book “The Satanic Verses.” Hard-line cleric voted leader of Iran's Assembly of Experts 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z So they turn to clerics for fatwas, or nonbinding religious rulings. A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z The same website helpfully lists all the fatwas against the Ahmadi in Urdu, English and Arabic. Preparing for the worst 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z For years, Pakistani Taliban militants waged a propaganda war against the immunizations, describing them as a Western plot to sterilize Muslims and issuing a fatwa, or religious decree, against female health workers. Meet the women trying to rid Pakistan — and the world — of polio 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z In September, they received “direct” encouragement when the IS official spokesman issued a fatwa to kill disbelievers in the west in a speech on YouTube. Two British students jailed for plotting Isis-style drive-by shootings 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Today it is a diverse movement - the original seminary in India has issued a fatwa against terrorism - but some Deobandi madrassas in Pakistan have propagated jihadist ideology. The man who brought jihad to Britain in 1993 - BBC News 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The government has sought to control the flow of religious opinions with official fatwa institutions. A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Al-Qaeda and its ilk issued fatwas with detailed critiques and politico-religious demands. Today’s new terrorists were radical before they were religious 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z He won them over with a copy of a 2014 fatwa from religious scholars that said the vaccine was “fully permissible” under Islamic law and that parents were obligated to protect their children from polio. Meet the women trying to rid Pakistan — and the world — of polio 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Two members quit the academy in 1989 after it refused to condemn Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini’s fatwa against Rushdie for allegedly blaspheming Islam in his book “The Satanic Verses.” After 27 years, Nobel panel condemns Rushdie death threats 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Two members quit the academy in 1989 after it refused to condemn Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini's fatwa against Rushdie for allegedly blaspheming Islam in his book "The Satanic Verses." The Swedish Academy, which selects the winners of the Nobel Prize in literature, has condemned an Iranian death warrant against British writer Salman Rushdie, 27 years after it was pronounced 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z And there are fatwas that arm extremists with religious justification. A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z His fatwa prompted Britain to sever diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic for nearly a decade. Hard-line media groups in Iran increase the bounty for killing Salman Rushdie 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z The announcement coincides with the anniversary of the fatwa, or religious edict, issued by the leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Salman Rushdie: Iranian media offer $600,000 bounty for killing British author 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z However, in a statement posted on its website Thursday, the academy for the first time denounced the fatwa and reward money for Rushdie’s death as “flagrant breaches of international law.” After 27 years, Nobel panel condemns Rushdie death threats 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z However, in a statement posted on its website Thursday, the academy for the first time denounced the fatwa and reward money for Rushdie's death as "flagrant breaches of international laws." The Swedish Academy, which selects the winners of the Nobel Prize in literature, has condemned an Iranian death warrant against British writer Salman Rushdie, 27 years after it was pronounced 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a religious edict known as a fatwa in 1989 calling for Rushdie’s death due to his book The Satanic Verses. Iranian Hardliners Raise Bounty on Salman Rushdie to Almost $4 Million 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z The fatwa issued 27 years ago by Iran’s former supreme leader calling for Salman Rushdie to be killed seems like a relic of a bygone era. Hard-line media groups in Iran increase the bounty for killing Salman Rushdie 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z But Khomeini's successor as Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in 2005 that the fatwa was still valid and three hardline clerics called on followers to kill Rushdie. Iranian media outlets add to bounty for killing Britain's Rushdie 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z The fatwa provoked an international outcry and caused the UK to sever diplomatic relations with Iran for nearly a decade. Salman Rushdie: Iranian media raise more money for fatwa 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z In a statement, Mr Majeed told police he did not agree with a religious ruling or fatwa issued by IS calling for attacks on civilians in the West. Medical student accused of 'drive-by' plot 'posed with gun' - BBC News 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Britain went through a decade of crisis after the 1989 fatwa by Ayatollah Khomeini condemning the novelist Salman Rushdie to death. Iran Is Back in Business 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The national council of clerics issued a fatwa attacking it, and the Ministry of Education responded by demanding that Mr. Royesh’s civic education courses be dropped. Voice for Hazaras Laments Lost Chances in Afghanistan’s Tumult 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z It was unclear when the fatwa by the grand mufti was issued, but it appeared to garner attention online in the run-up to a chess tournament scheduled for Friday in Mecca. Saudi Arabia’s Top Cleric Forbids Chess, but Players Maneuver 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z After the fatwa was issued, Rushdie lived under UK police protection and went into hiding for several years. Salman Rushdie: Iranian media raise more money for fatwa 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z The region’s clerical establishment figures are no strangers to seemingly strange fatwas, or edicts. Chess forbidden in Islam, rules Saudi mufti, but issue not black and white 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The plotters were spurred on by a September 2014 fatwa from Isis urging “its supporters to kill disbelievers in the west”, Altman said. Plot to carry out terror attack in London foiled, court told 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z On the ideological front, officials monitor extremist publications in a host of languages, including Chinese and Urdu, and track fatwas issued by radical preachers. Egypt’s President Turns to Religion to Bolster His Authority 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z All non-Islamic religious practice is forbidden, and that fatwa is frequently used to persecute or suppress Shiites, Ismailis and other Muslim minority sects. Oil, money, politics and evil: Our leading Middle East ally is the worst country imaginable 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Johnson’s fatwa on burqas is just an effort to prohibit a visible, photogenic totem to capitalize on a political climate of increasing anti-Muslim hatred and paranoia. Presidential hopeful Gary Johnson is no Libertarian. He's a pro-pot Trump | Jeb Lund 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh was answering a question on a television show in which he issues fatwas in response to viewers’ queries on everyday religious matters. Chess forbidden in Islam, rules Saudi mufti, but issue not black and white 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z In contrast, he said, “Sunni sheiks regularly issue fatwas calling for violence and defending murder in the name of God.” Who is the Saudi cleric whose death caused the Riyadh-Tehran blowup? 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z The ruling or fatwa has the force of law and appears to go beyond the Islamic State's previous known utterances on slavery, a leading Islamic State scholar said. Exclusive: Islamic State ruling aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The rules were revealed in a fatwa that was part of a trove of documents captured by U.S. Islamic State fatwa details rules for having sex with female slaves, girls 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The ruling or fatwa has the force of law and appears to go beyond the Islamic State’s previous known utterances on the subject, a leading Islamic State scholar said. Islamic State ruling aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z It is not clear when the fatwa was delivered. Chess forbidden in Islam, rules Saudi mufti, but issue not black and white 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The fatwa also instructs owners of female slaves to "show compassion towards her, be kind to her, not humiliate her, and not assign her work she is unable to perform." Exclusive: Islamic State ruling aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z For a U.S. government translation of the fatwa click here. Exclusive: Islamic State ruling aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The fatwa lists 15 rules total, with some of them going into explicit detail about what is considered appropriate sexual behavior with a female captive. Islamic State fatwa details rules for having sex with female slaves, girls 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z To read the fatwa click here: here The fatwa was among a huge trove of documents captured by U.S. Islamic State ruling aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Muslim clerics gave fatwas declaring jihad, and Pope Urban II gave his own decree explicitly calling on Christian subjects to take up arms and reclaim the Holy Land from the Mohemmadans. Sam Harris’ detestable crusade: How his latest anti-Islam tract reveals the bankruptcy of his ideas 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z The ruling or fatwa has the force of law and appears to go beyond the Islamic State's previous known utterances on the subject, a leading Islamic State scholar said. Exclusive: Islamic State ruling aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The fatwa also instructs owners of female slaves to "show compassion toward her, be kind to her, not humiliate her, and not assign her work she is unable to perform." Exclusive: Islamic State ruling aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The fatwa was apparently created to curb what Islamic State leaders considered violations in the treatment of captured women and girls. Islamic State fatwa details rules for having sex with female slaves, girls 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The fatwa also instructs owners of female slaves to “show compassion towards her, be kind to her, not humiliate her, and not assign her work she is unable to perform.” Islamic State ruling aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Terengganu’s fatwa, first reported by Malaysian newspaper New Strait Times, declares the illegal hunting of a species to extinction to be haram, or forbidden. Muslim Council Issues Fatwa Against Poaching 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Prosecutor Max Hill said the IS fatwa "inspired the defendant to plan his own attack in this country, emulating the attack on Lee Rigby." British man arrested before Remembrance Sunday convicted of planning IS-inspired knife attack 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z The prosecution told the jury at Woolwich Crown Court that the men were inspired by an IS fatwa - or decree - to kill westerners, which was published in mid-September last year. Jury considers verdicts in 'knives terror' case - BBC News 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z But that fatwa resulted in a constellation of new militias, and the growth of existing ones that are controlled by Iran rather than the Iraqi state. In Bid to Counter Iran, Ayatollah in Iraq May End Up Emulating It 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z In Pakistan, national Islamic leaders have issued 28 fatwas promoting the safety of the vaccine and the importance of vaccinating children. How to Teach Anti-Vaxxers the Truth 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z A fatwa is actually a legal decree, applicable to all Muslims, that relates to a certain issue. Muslim Council Issues Fatwa Against Poaching 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Two days later, IS militants issued a "fatwa" calling on followers to attack Westerners. Islamic State attack accused 'took picture of police' - BBC News 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Iran placed a fatwa on Rushdie after publication of his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, forcing the Booker-winning novelist into hiding for years. Salman Rushdie: 'We challenge fears. Literature is unafraid' 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z The prosecution alleges they were inspired by a fatwa - or decree - to kill Westerners. IS fatwa 'inspired beheading plot by UK trio' - BBC News 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z The late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's supreme religious leader, pronounced a fatwa, or religious edict, a year later that called on Muslims to kill the British author. Saudi Arabia protests over Czech 'Satanic Verses' 27 years after uproar 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z He notes that many poachers in the state belong to practicing Muslim communities that would abide by a fatwa. Muslim Council Issues Fatwa Against Poaching 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Iran’s late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or religious edict, calling for Rushdie’s death in 1989, and the book is widely banned across the Muslim world. Saudi Arabia summons Czech ambassador over ‘Satanic Verses’ 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z A year later, Iran’s late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death. Iran to boycott Frankfurt Book Fair over Rushdie appearance 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z A year later, Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie's death. Iran is boycotting Frankfurt Book Fair over Rushdie's opening address at this year's event 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Imam Khomeini’s fatwa on this issue is reflective of our religion and it will never fade away. Iran threatens Frankfurt book fair boycott over Rushdie speech 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Concern over the fate of the critically endangered Malayan tiger inspired religious leaders in the Malaysian state of Terengganu to issue a fatwa prohibiting Muslims from illegally hunting wildlife. Muslim Council Issues Fatwa Against Poaching 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Last summer, during the Islamic State’s onslaught into Iraq, tens of thousands of Shiite men took up arms after Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the spiritual leader for Iraqi Shiites, issued a fatwa. U.S.’s Billions Fail to Sustain Foreign Forces 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z If anyone creates or displays nude paintings, then mullahs will issue a fatwa to kill them.” In Afghanistan, the art of fighting extremism 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Small Gods came out four years after The Satanic Verses, when the fatwa on Salman Rushdie was very much in force. I've read Pratchett now: it's more entertainment than art 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z His fatwa provoked an international outcry and caused the UK to sever diplomatic relations with Iran for years. Iran threatens Frankfurt book fair boycott over Rushdie speech 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z We’re not talking about a death sentence—a misconception spawned when Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for the death of Salman Rushdie for his novel The Satanic Verses. Muslim Council Issues Fatwa Against Poaching 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Despite the impact of the fatwa, Rushdie is still drawn – in this new novel too – to the twin dangers of religion and faith. Salman Rushdie: ‘It might be the funniest of my novels’ 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z Iran's late Supreme Leader issued a fatwa calling on Muslims to kill writer Salman Rushdie in 1988 for "The Satanic Verses", a novel deemed blasphemous in its treatment of Mohammad and Islam. Iranian film on Prophet Mohammad stirs calls for Tehran to ban it 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Her non-religious fatwa meant that some student employees would be getting 67 percent raises. The Bumbling Bureaucrats at Berkeley 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z “You know why he’s saying that? Because he doesn’t believe the Americans stopped them, he believes he stopped them because he issued a fatwa,” Kerry said. Marco Rubio, Rand Paul grill Kerry on Iran deal 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z That was after the council issued a fatwa prohibiting illegal wildlife trafficking in Indonesia, marking what’s believed to be the first one invoked to protect wildlife. Muslim Council Issues Fatwa Against Poaching 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Khamenei restated that position on Saturday, mentioning a fatwa he himself issued against a nuclear weapons programme. Iranian nuclear deal won't change policy toward US, says Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z In turn, the kingdom’s highest religious council issued a fatwa proclaiming that Islam forbids street protests. Saudi Arabia Strikes Out 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Indian women were recently forced off the field after a Muslim cleric issued a fatwa against men watching girls play in skirts. Soccer Is Still Out of Reach for Half the World’s Women 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z In effect, fatwas and muftis are the bridge between Islam’s intellectual-legal tradition and the contemporary world. How Islamist Extremists Warp the Fatwa 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Iranian officials insist they do not intend to build a nuclear weapon, and there is a “fatwa,” an Islamic ruling, against the very idea by the country’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. For world, limited options if Iran talks fall apart 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The Fact Checker cautioned, “U.S. officials should be careful about saying the fatwa prohibits the development of nuclear weapons, as that is not especially clear anymore.” Maybe The Post should follow the Fact Checker’s advice on Iran 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Abdullah acknowledged that regulating the country’s noisy mosques would be difficult and called on the Indonesian Council of Ulema to issue a fatwa on the issue. Indonesia bids to muffle noisy mosques 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Five years ago, Mr Qadri issued a fatwa or teaching declaring that suicide bombers were unbelievers. Cleric launches 'counter-terrorism' curriculum - BBC News 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z He answered religious questions and issued edicts to address people’s concerns; many of his fatwas were considered legal precedents. How Islamist Extremists Warp the Fatwa 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Gen. Hossein Salami insisted on the sacred nature of the fatwa. 5 Key Issues in Nuclear Negotiations With Iran 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z In fact, The Post’s Fact Checker column cited this report and explored the issue of a “nuclear fatwa” in a Nov. 27, 2013, blog post. Maybe The Post should follow the Fact Checker’s advice on Iran 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z On 26 May 2014, Maqdisi deemed the negotiations dead and, backed by his fellow al-Qaida ideologues, issued a fatwa against Isis. How Isis crippled al-Qaida | Shiv Malik, Ali Younes, Spencer Ackerman, Mustafa Khalili 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Also Wednesday, nine prominent jihadi ideologues issued a fatwa, or religious edict, in which they called on Muslim militants to fight the Islamic State group because they have attacked insurgents. US official: Airstrikes killed 10,000 Islamic State fighters 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z These fatwas offered guidelines for later Muslim scholars to follow on the path of mercy, justice and compassion. How Islamist Extremists Warp the Fatwa 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z It is more than 10 years since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promulgated a fatwa declaring nuclear weapons immoral. 5 Key Issues in Nuclear Negotiations With Iran 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z He added: "Everybody ought to join jihad ... I learned that from my research, the Fiqh I studied ... and Islamic State fatwas." Special Report: Egypt deploys scholars to teach moderate Islam, but skepticism abounds 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The day I discovered there was a fatwa against me on the internet. Anna Erelle: ‘In front of me was this man who had killed women and children’ 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z It began to look as if a fatwa, warning Muslims that participation in Mars One amounted to suicide and a sin, was the least of Lansdorp’s problems. Can Mars One colonise the red planet? 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z These will require new fatwas, and the challenge for modern Muslims is to hold tightly to the spirit of scripture while adapting to modern life. How Islamist Extremists Warp the Fatwa 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z “For example, different jurists and muftis will put forth various, sometimes conflicting fatwas. On which fatwa should the police or any other agents of the state rely when enforcing Islam?” Rouhani clashes with Iranian clergy over women arrested for 'bad hijab' 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Recently, a journalist friend called to tell me he’d learned from a reliable source that there was a fatwa against me. Skyping with the enemy: how I was recruited by Isis to join their jihad in Syria 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Her subsequent article led to Isis issuing a fatwa against her. Anna Erelle: ‘In front of me was this man who had killed women and children’ 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z Under fatwa himself after 20 years at Charlie Hebdo, there were reports this week that police had questioned two suspects for photographing the building where he lives. Charlie Hebdo struggles with aftermath of attacks 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Shia leaders understand these dynamics well, with a consensus emerging that a new National Guard will absorb the PMUs once Isis is done with and Ayatollah Sistani’s fatwa expires. Is Iran creating its own state within Iraq? 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z In a capital that is deeply religious, the country's top ultraconservative clerics have passed a fatwa, or edict, declaring the Yemen offensive a religious duty. Despite leading war in Yemen, Saudi Arabia mostly untouched 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z You haul out a picture of Muhammad; “they” haul out a fatwa. Pamela Geller’s abuse of free speech 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z There is no law prohibiting women from driving in Saudi Arabia, but there are fatwas, or religious edicts issued by conservative Muslim clerics. Banned from driving, Saudi women flock to ride-share apps 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z But Salman Rushdie, a former PEN president who lived in hiding for years after a fatwa in response to his novel “The Satanic Verses,” said the issues were perfectly clear. Six PEN Members Decline Gala After Award for Charlie Hebdo 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z He also found a fatwa from an 8th-century scholar denouncing the practice. What Ayaan Hirsi Ali Doesn’t Get About Islam 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z “The essential part of the mandate for the popular mobilization committees was the fatwa that was issued by Ayatollah Sistani,” said Mr. Jabouri, the prime minister’s spokesman. Shiite Militias in Iraq Back Off Boycott Over U.S. Strikes on ISIS 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z These militia returned to the streets of Iraq in response to a fatwa by Shia leader Grand Ayatollah Sistani at a moment of extreme danger. Petraeus: The Islamic State isn’t our biggest problem in Iraq 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z “We have great respect for the religious importance of a fatwa,” Mr. Kerry said, using the Arabic term for such religious rulings. Kerry Promises Decisions Soon on Iran Deal and Restoration of Military Aid to Egypt 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z The U.S., he said, has "great respect for the religious importance of a fatwa." Kerry cautious before new Iran talks, cites 'important gaps' 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z He was told a fatwa was issued in the 13th Century AD throughout the Muslim world. Weekend edition: The best of the week's reads 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z And he said, "This fatwa is comprehensive, it gives us justification and there is no doubt about the legality of what we have done." The spy who came in from al-Qaeda 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Iranian leaders began to mention the supposed fatwa around 2003, after the advent of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s regime. Iran's Nuclear Weapons Fatwa Is a Myth 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Clerics from the Islamic State quickly issued a fatwa to justify the killing, while other prominent clerics, such as the Saudi Sheik Salman al-Oudah, argued that immolation was prohibited by Islam. Islamic State says immolation was justified; experts on Islam say no 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Its leaders have issued a fatwa, or formal religious ruling, against such weapons. Kerry cautious before new Iran talks, cites 'important gaps' 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z The fatwa legitimises attacking an enemy even if it means there are civilian deaths if the enemy is using them as a human shield. Weekend edition: The best of the week's reads 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z In his collection of fatwas, Ibn Taymiyya warns that images should not be used as a way to get closer to God, to seek His intercession, or to request a favor from Him. How the “Ban” on Images of Muhammad Came to Be There’s just one small problem: The fatwa may not exist at all. Iran's Nuclear Weapons Fatwa Is a Myth 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Another document described the fatwa against the novelist Salman Rushdie, calling it “fully justified.” Chérif and Saïd Kouachi’s Path to Paris Attack at Charlie Hebdo 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z No date was set for the implementation of the fatwa and there was no government comment, The Telegraph reported. Saudi cleric issues fatwa against building snowmen 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z If we turn to Islamic law, there does not exist a single legal decree, or fatwa, in the historical corpus that explicitly and decisively prohibits figural imagery, including images of the Prophet. The Koran Does Not Forbid Images of the Prophet Thus, this relatively recent Saudi fatwa against images of Muhammad also shows how loudly money talks. How the “Ban” on Images of Muhammad Came to Be That’s all well and good, but it is not exactly a fatwa. Iran's Nuclear Weapons Fatwa Is a Myth 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The fatwa against Salman Rushdie didn’t prevent the publication of The Satanic Verses. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: These Terrorist Attacks Are Not About Religion 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Two American bookstores and a community newspaper were bombed in response to the Rushdie fatwa, and yet, bookstores kept stocking the book. Author of censored book on Danish Mohammed cartoons: "Freedom of speech is of no use unless we exercise it." 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z In their fatwa, the Taliban decreed that all non-Islamic statues and shrines in Afghanistan be destroyed. The Koran Does Not Forbid Images of the Prophet Among them is a 1926 fatwa that was issued by the Sunni clerics at al-Azhar University in Cairo, which banned a film about Muhammad that was financed by the secular Turkish Republic. How the “Ban” on Images of Muhammad Came to Be So the fatwa entered the international debate, without actually being issued. Iran's Nuclear Weapons Fatwa Is a Myth 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z An Egyptian cleric issued a fatwa against every person involved with the film. A controversial YouTube video could create a crazy new form of copyright 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z In fact, a somewhat similar situation did arise in the fatwa pronounced by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie because of the author’s 1988 book “The Satanic Verses.” Caving to North Korea on ‘The Interview’ sends the wrong message to terrorists 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z "While answering a casting call for a low-budget amateur film doesn't often lead to stardom, it also rarely turns an aspiring actress into the subject of a fatwa." Court reconsiders anti-Muslim film on YouTube 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z As a consequence, in even this most conservative collection of medieval fatwas, there does not exist a single expressly stated “ban” on images. How the “Ban” on Images of Muhammad Came to Be “While answering a casting call for a low-budget amateur film doesn’t often lead to stardom, it also rarely turns an aspiring actress into the subject of a fatwa.” Court reconsiders anti-Muslim film on YouTube 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z In September, Saudi Arabia’s clerical establishment issued a fatwa declaring terrorism a capital crime. Why is the Islamic State so intent on provoking the West? “I am moderately religious, not extreme, but when I heard the fatwa, I went to fight without a salary. It’s not about the money. It’s about defending your country,” he says. The Militias of Baghdad It's a fatwa, a religious decree from a well-known cleric, which condones polio vaccination. The parents refusing to vaccinate their children against polio 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z It urges them to see Muslims as victims of the West - with one of its clerics having issued a fatwa calling on followers in the West to launch attacks at home. How serious is the IS threat to the UK? 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Seven years after the Kuwaiti psychologist and entrepreneur first launched his comic book series based on the 99 attributes of Allah, he's facing a sudden onslaught of death threats, fatwas and lawsuits. Kuwaiti Cartoonist Battles ISIS Death Threats, U.S. Bigots 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The fatwa did not define liberalism or pluralism, but called on the authorities to ban and seize books that promote the ideas and to “censor and block any social website contrary to Islamic teachings.” Malaysian Court Overturns Islamic Law Banning Cross-Dressing 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Part of this resurgence of the Shiite militias is Sistani’s fatwa. The Militias of Baghdad Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a fatwa, or an Islamic legal opinion, stating the religion prohibits possessing, developing and using such weapons. Iranian Muslim, American Catholic Leaders Unite in Opposition to Nuclear Weapons 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z When the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, the Nusra Front, captured 45 Fijian UN peacekeepers on the border with Israel, Mr Maqdisi issued a fatwa which led the captors to release the hostages. Jail, jihad and exploding kittens 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z A fabulous comic quest story starring a child hero, this novella was written in hiding after the fatwa. The top 10 fairytales 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Sisters in Islam is challenging the fatwa in court. Malaysian Court Overturns Islamic Law Banning Cross-Dressing 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Following Sistani’s fatwa, and the rush to the front lines, government committees were formed to rein in the militias. The Militias of Baghdad Prohibitions on spiritual yoga are upheld in Malaysia, where a 2008 fatwa led to a yoga ban in five states. Is yoga really about exercise? 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Around the same time, a religious seminary in Karachi issued a fatwa against Dr. Auj, accusing him of blasphemy and calling for his death. Pakistani Scholar Accused of Blasphemy Is Shot Dead 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z The Council of Senior Religious Scholars said in its fatwa, or religious edict, that it backs the kingdom’s efforts to track down and punish followers of the Islamic State group and al-Qaida. Top Saudi clerics issue edict against terrorism 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z In July, the official religious council in wealthy and populous Selangor State issued a fatwa, or religious decree, against Sisters in Islam, a Malaysian group that advocates women’s rights. Malaysian Court Overturns Islamic Law Banning Cross-Dressing 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z After the fall of Mosul this summer, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani issued a fatwa calling on Iraqi “citizens to defend the country, its people, the honor of its citizens and its sacred places.” The Militias of Baghdad A fatwa, an edict issued by a Muslim scholar, may concern any aspect of Islamic life. British Muslim leaders issue fatwa against would-be jihadists 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z At 84, Sistani continues quietly to wield unrivaled power in Iraq, with his sermons and fatwas helping to steer the course of the country’s young democracy. A letter from Sistani turned the tide against Iraq’s leader "This is a fatwa from Isis. This is not the will of Iraqi people, or the women of Iraq in these vulnerable areas covered by the terrorists." Isis denies ordering FGM on all girls in Mosul 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z It even produced a fatwa allowing it to recruit women to die as martyrs. Gaza Tunnels Take IDF by Surprise 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Much of the heavy lifting on the dispersed battle front here appears to be left to the thousands of Shiite militiamen who have answered the religious leaders' fatwa to fight the Sunnis. Iraqi Shiite fighters of Balad provide bulwark for Baghdad 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Professor Krugman, on July 7, 2014, undertook to issue yet another of his fatwas on proponents of the classical gold standard. Is Paul Krugman Leaving Princeton In Quiet Disgrace? 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z The roster of the lost is largely composed of young men such as Jassem, idealistic and fervent volunteers who followed their religious leaders' fatwa to enlist and soon found themselves thrown onto the front lines. In Iraq, death toll rises among Shiite recruits battling insurgency 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z According to the Iraqi paper al-Mustaqbal, which also reported on the alleged fatwa earlier this week, the practice of FGM is alien to Iraqi society except the Kurdish provinces. Isis denies ordering FGM on all girls in Mosul 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The movement says it is taking orders from the government and responding to a fatwa by Shi'ite clergy three weeks ago calling on citizens to help the armed forces. Iraq chases Baghdad sleeper cells as 'Zero Hour' looms over capital 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z “The opposition calls them militias, but they are only responding to a fatwa from their religious leaders,” he said. Sectarian killings return to Baghdad as war rages elsewhere "He gave a fatwa the Shi'ites never had for 90 years or more. He will not retreat. He wants to have a role," said a Western diplomat with strong knowledge of the clerical establishment. After years off-stage, Iraq's Sistani takes charge 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z "He wanted to volunteer even before the fatwa," he added, referring to the edict last month from Shiite clerics urging young men to sign up at recruitment centers. In Iraq, death toll rises among Shiite recruits battling insurgency 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z This sense of existential urgency comes in the wake of a fatwa call from the Shiites’s most respected religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. The View From Baghdad as It Braces for ISIS Onslaught “We are here today to encourage those who are fighting. Believe me, if Ayatollah Sistani’s fatwa was general and directed to everyone, the entire Muslim world would join the fight.” Iran’s role in Iraq is unlikely to include combat In fact, in 2007, groups in Kuwait that pledged allegiance to al Qaeda issued a fatwa – a legal pronouncement by a religious scholar – against the Shiite government in Iran. Does This Mean Osama Bin Laden Has Won? |
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