: a legal opinion or decree handed down by an Islamic religious leader
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Recent Examples on the WebThe following year, Iranian Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for the death of Rushdie and his publishers. Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2022 In 1989, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of Iran’s 1979 revolution, issued a fatwa, or religious edict, that called on Muslims to kill Mr. Rushdie. Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 The book was banned in Iran, where the late leader Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death. Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2022 The book was banned in Iran, where the late leader Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death.Bloomberg.com, 12 Aug. 2022 The ayatollah, who had an acute sensitivity to the zealous importation of Western ways into his homeland, tapped into a deep vein of Muslim pride and anger with his fatwa. Reuel Marc Gerecht, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Columnist Patt Morrison discusses her several interviews with Salman Rushdie, his books and the 1989 fatwa on the author’s life in the wake of last week’s near-fatal attack during a lecture.Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2022 Rushdie spent years in hiding after Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 edict, a fatwa, calling for his death, but had traveled freely over the past two decades. Hillel Italie, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022 The declaration, known as a fatwa, raised grave concerns over the right to freedom of expression in much of the world. Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 See More