BBC Radio Podcasts from Fatwa
10. Postscript
How The Satanic Verses affair affected freedom of speech.
9. I've Got a Problem Here
Violence inspired by the fatwa against Salman Rushdie spreads to Norway.
8. The Dentist
How Salman Rushdie publicly reaffirmed his Muslim faith in 1990.
7. The Mullah Boys
How the Rushdie controversy drew some towards violent jihadism.
6. Are You With Us?
How The Satanic Verses affair forced individuals to choose a side.
5. What’s a Fatwa?
How Salman Rushdie was forced into hiding in 1989.
4. You Heard That Right
Did two British men persuade Ayatollah Khomenei to issue the fateful fatwa?
3. It’s Not Easy to Burn a Book
British Muslims protest against the publication of The Satanic Verses.
2. Revolutions
Ayatollah Khomeini's rise to power - and the decision to publish The Satanic Verses.
1. Love Thy Neighbour
The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.
Welcome to Fatwa
The story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.