: a legal opinion or decree handed down by an Islamic religious leader
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In 1989, Iran’s then-supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa, or religious edict, calling on Muslims to assassinate Rushdie, sending the Booker Prize-winning author into hiding for six years.
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Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
In August 2022, about 33 years after the fatwa, Rushdie was stabbed on stage during a lecture in New York, which left him blind in one eye and affected the use of one of his hands.
—Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
In October 2003, the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced a fatwa, or ruling, declaring the possession of nuclear weapons to be haram, or prohibited by Islam.
—Carol E. B. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
Khamenei issued a fatwa against nuclear weapons in 2003.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
In August 2022, about 33 years after the fatwa, Rushdie was stabbed on stage during a lecture in New York, which left him blind in one eye and affected the use of one of his hands.
—Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
In October 2003, the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced a fatwa, or ruling, declaring the possession of nuclear weapons to be haram, or prohibited by Islam.
—Carol E. B. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
Khamenei issued a fatwa against nuclear weapons in 2003.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Fatwa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatwa. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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