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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread fatwa #119226 01/09/04 02:02 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh OP Carpal Tunnel OP wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 fatwa fat´wa Noun 1. fatwa - a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority ruling, opinion - the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) Islamic law, sharia, sharia law, shariah, shariah law - the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" Ahmed Salman Rushdie Noun 1. Ahmed Salman Rushdie - British writer of novels who was born in India; one of his novels is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims and a fatwa was issued condemning him to death (born in 1947) Rushdie, Salman Rushdie author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) I wonder if Rushdie is still in hiding. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fatwa #119227 01/09/04 02:47 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park the fatwa (on Rushdie) was 'lifted' (other clerics made different rulings, and ruled that anyone who harmed him endangered their own 'afterlife'-to discourage anyone from 'carrying out the sentence) Rushdie is alive and well, and lives in semi anominity in NY (and London)-- he avoid the press, but is not a total recluse. he is no longer given public protections (for a while, police in various cities considered the threats real enough, that he was given 'police escorts' when he went any where in public.--it made him a persona non grata to many cities.) his publisher paid for some private protections too for a while.. now he just fends for himself. he goes out, and about, but doesn't make 'paid public appearences'(lectures,booktours, visiting professor, etc)-the kind that are well publisized and hard to police-- he presumes his low key life is protections enough. (and so far it is). my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,318 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 775 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,535 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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