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| Salman Rushdie bounty increased amid anti-Islam film controversy | Salman Rushdie bounty increased amid anti-Islam film controversy |
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| The latest controversy over an Islamophobic film would not have occurred if Salman Rushdie had been killed, according to an Iranian state-run institute which has now increased the bounty on the head of the British author to about $3.3m (£2m). | The latest controversy over an Islamophobic film would not have occurred if Salman Rushdie had been killed, according to an Iranian state-run institute which has now increased the bounty on the head of the British author to about $3.3m (£2m). |
| Hassan Sanei, the head of the state-funded 15 Khordad, who is also the representative of the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the institute made his remarks in a statement published by local news agencies on Sunday. | Hassan Sanei, the head of the state-funded 15 Khordad, who is also the representative of the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the institute made his remarks in a statement published by local news agencies on Sunday. |
| "Surely if the sentence of the Imam [Ayatollah Khomeini] had been carried out, the later insults in the form of caricatures, articles and the making of movies would not have occurred," he was quoted as saying by the semi-official Isna news agency. | "Surely if the sentence of the Imam [Ayatollah Khomeini] had been carried out, the later insults in the form of caricatures, articles and the making of movies would not have occurred," he was quoted as saying by the semi-official Isna news agency. |
| Rushdie was the target of a notorious fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic republic of Iran, 23 years ago. | Rushdie was the target of a notorious fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic republic of Iran, 23 years ago. |
| "I am adding another $500,000 to the reward for killing Salman Rushdie, and anyone who carries out this sentence will receive the whole amount immediately," he said, according to the statement. | "I am adding another $500,000 to the reward for killing Salman Rushdie, and anyone who carries out this sentence will receive the whole amount immediately," he said, according to the statement. |
| Khomeini described The Satanic Verses as "blasphemous against Islam" in a fatwa which caused international controversy and led to the UK severing diplomatic relations with Iran for years. Rushdie went into hiding and received police protection. | Khomeini described The Satanic Verses as "blasphemous against Islam" in a fatwa which caused international controversy and led to the UK severing diplomatic relations with Iran for years. Rushdie went into hiding and received police protection. |
| In June, Rushdie became the subject of an Iranian computer game, called The Stressful Life of Salman Rushdie and Implementation of his Verdict, which was aimed at spreading to the next generation the message about his "sin". | In June, Rushdie became the subject of an Iranian computer game, called The Stressful Life of Salman Rushdie and Implementation of his Verdict, which was aimed at spreading to the next generation the message about his "sin". |
| "We felt we should find a way to introduce our third and fourth generation to the fatwa against Salman Rushdie and its importance," Mohammad-Taqi Fakhrian, of Iran's student association, said at the time. | "We felt we should find a way to introduce our third and fourth generation to the fatwa against Salman Rushdie and its importance," Mohammad-Taqi Fakhrian, of Iran's student association, said at the time. |
| Rushdie, who has a new memoir coming out this week about the pseudonym he used after the fatwa was declared, has nothing to do with the anti-Islam film that has sparked protests across the Middle East and North Africa. | Rushdie, who has a new memoir coming out this week about the pseudonym he used after the fatwa was declared, has nothing to do with the anti-Islam film that has sparked protests across the Middle East and North Africa. |
| "The film is clearly a malevolent piece of garbage," Rushdie told the Guardian in an interview published on Monday to discuss his book Joseph Anton. | "The film is clearly a malevolent piece of garbage," Rushdie told the Guardian in an interview published on Monday to discuss his book Joseph Anton. |
| Iran's vice-president, Reza Rahimi, said of the film on Monday that his government condemned "this inappropriate and offensive action" and promised that his country would "search for, track, and pursue" the person behind its production. | Iran's vice-president, Reza Rahimi, said of the film on Monday that his government condemned "this inappropriate and offensive action" and promised that his country would "search for, track, and pursue" the person behind its production. |
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