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Salman Rushdie has been a targeted individual for a significant portion of his life. In 1989, Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini condemned his book, “The Satanic Verses,” as sacrilegious and called for his assassination. Rushdie spent a decade in seclusion under constant police protection before relocating to the United States, where he believed he was secure. However, …

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