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Salman Rushdie is a famous British Indian author who was born in 1947. He has written over 15 novels and won the Booker Prize in 1981 for his novel Midnight's Children. However, he is best known for the fatwa, or death warrant, placed on him in 1989 by Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini in response to his controversial novel The Satanic Verses. Rushdie was forced to go into hiding for over a decade under police protection due to assassination attempts in response to the fatwa. The fatwa and assassination attempts had a chilling effect on freedom of expression globally.
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Salman Rushdie is a renowned Indian-British author known for works like Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses. He was born in India and educated in England. Rushdie has published over a dozen novels along with several short story collections and non-fiction works. His books have won numerous honors, including the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children. However, The Satanic Verses sparked controversy for its depiction of the Prophet Muhammad and led Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa calling for Rushdie's death in 1989. Rushdie spent many years in hiding under police protection as a result. He remains an outspoken advocate for freedom of expression.
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