Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Regardless of the outcome of the Iranian presidential election May 19, total political and military power will continue to rest in the hands of Iran’s supreme leader, due to a system of rules established 38 years ago by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...
Last Friday, Hadi Matar allegedly stabbed Salman Rushdie while the author was lecturing in western New York. The attack came over 30 years after the Islamic Republic of Iran’s first supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a 1989 fatwa...
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"Ambassador Mark Wallace, CEO of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), said his thoughts and prayers are with Rushdie and his family after the 'pointless' attacks on his life.
'Rushdie is a free speech advocate and has lived under the threat of assassination since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, issued a fatwa against him in 1989. A supporter of terrorism, Rushdie has refused to be intimidated.His courage and commitment to his values should be applauded in this difficult moment.'"
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"Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark Wallace said his thoughts and prayers go out to Rushdie and his family after he suffered the 'senseless' attack on his life.
'Rushdie is a champion of free speech who has lived under the threat of assassination since the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa against him in 1989. Despite the continuous calls for his execution by the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, Rushdie has refused to be intimidated. His bravery and commitment to his values should be celebrated in this difficult moment.'"
Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement condemning Hadi Matar’s stabbing of Indian-born British-American author Salman Rushdie this morning while he was lecturing at the Chautauqua Institution...
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"Ambassador Mark Wallace, CEO of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), said his thoughts and prayers are with Rushdie and his family after the 'pointless' attacks on his life.
'Rushdie is a free speech advocate and has lived under the threat of assassination since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, issued a fatwa against him in 1989. A supporter of terrorism, Rushdie has refused to be intimidated.His courage and commitment to his values should be applauded in this difficult moment.'"
Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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