The Satanic Verses Affair

Twenty years ago novelist Salman Rushdie was a wanted man with a million pound bounty on his head His novel The Satanic Verses had sparked riots across the Muslim world The ailing religious leader of Iran the Ayatollah Khomeini had invoked a littleknown religious opinion a fatwa and effectively sentenced Rushdie to death This film looks back on the extraordinary events which followed the publication of the book and the ten year campaign to get the fatwa lifted Interviews with Rushdies friends and family and testimony from leaders of Britains Muslim community and the Government reveal the inside story of the affair