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hi WORLD, Page 66World NotesISLAMNo Mercy for Rushdie
He lives under constant police protection, moving from one
secret address to another. His isolation is only rarely broken
by much more than telephone calls and furtive visits by family
and friends. Salman Rushdie feels he had no choice but to hide
since the day in February 1989 when Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini
condemned him to death for his novel The Satanic Verses. The
Indian-born writer maintains that he never intended to offend
followers of the Muslim faith; last week he went a step further
toward atonement -- and perhaps an end to his exile -- by
announcing that he is embracing Islam and will not support an
English-language paperback printing or further translations of
the book.
Rushdie's reaffirmation of his faith came after he held a
secret meeting with Islamic scholars. But there was no sign of
mercy from Iran's current spiritual leader, Ayatullah Ali
Khamenei. He responded to Rushdie's semi-apology by saying the
death sentence issued by the late Ayatullah Khomeini is
irreversible.