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From: shari@wpi.wpi.edu (Shari Deiana VanderSpek)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: Rushdie's "Death Sentence"
Message-ID: <8028@wpi.wpi.edu>
Date: 9 Feb 90 16:45:36 GMT
Reply-To: gsmith%garnet.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Gene W. Smith)
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In article <7878@wpi.wpi.edu>, araja@m2 (Ali Raja) writes:

>Anyway, Yusuf did not call for Rushdie's death.  He said that Khomeni's
>call for his death would make life difficult for Rushdie.  Given Rushdie's
>behaviour, he seemed to approve of this.

  I saw him on television, where he seemed to be saying that
Khomeini's "death sentence" was correct. In any case, if he
approves of a death sentence for any reason, then he approves.
If Rushdie is indeed killed, Yusuf will be one of those who bears
a share of the blame (or glory, depending on one's point of
view).

>I wonder...  have you read the book?

  I have. The blasphemy aspect has been much exaggerated.
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