> 10) Although he is, to my knowledge, not a cleric, he has nevertheless
> issued "Fatwahs" which are religious declarations. One of the most famous
> fatwahs was issued by the Ayatollah Khomeni, who declared that
> author Salmon
> Rushdie must be killed for penning "The Satanic Verses." (This Fatwah,
> interestingly enough, was, I believe, endorsed by none other than Yusef
> Islam... aka the wild one Cat Stevens. Can anyone confirm this?)
You are correct.
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