He also led us in prayers for Mr. Rushdie’s recovery.

Source: https://beachmetro.com/2023/02/12/open-doors-spiritual-matters-let-us-work-together-towards-goodness-and-helping-others/

It was in 1989 that the Iranian government issued the fatwa ordering Rushdie’s execution.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/17/writer-rachel-eliza-griffiths-promise-novel-salman-rushdie-attack

Rushdie’s writing “combines narrative vision with constant literary innovation, humor and wisdom,” the jury said.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/06/19/salman-rushdie-given-prestigious-germany-literary-prize-for-work-and-resolve/

The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade said the British-American author would receive the award in Frankfurt on Oct. 22. The jury said that Rushdie’s writing “combines narrative vision with constant literary innovation, humor and wisdom.”

Source: https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/06/19/author-salman-rushdie-awarded-prestigious-german-prize-for-his-literary-work-and-resolve/

While Iran’s pro-reform government of President Mohammad Khatami distanced itself from the fatwa in the late 1990s, the multimillion-dollar bounty hanging over Rushdie’s head kept growing and the fatwa was never lifted.

Source: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/crime-pmn/iranian-foundation-offers-land-to-salman-rushdies-attacker-state-media