Zhu Chenjie (front R) of China vies for the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match ...

Exhibitors arrange carpets during the 31st Iran International Handmade Carpet Exhibition in Tehran, Iran, Nov. 14, ...

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An Indian court lifts a decades-old ban on 'The Satanic Verses' after officials couldn't find the original restriction ...

The Satanic Verses, criticised by some Muslims as blasphemous, was banned in India shortly after its release, sparking protests worldwide. Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in 1989, calling for ...

The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of ...

The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of ...