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	Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie ~~caused a storm in 1988, with the release of his~~ fourth novel ''[[Satanic Verses\|The Satanic Verses]]''. Muslims were offended even by its title, thinking it implied that the [[Qur'an]] was "the work of the Devil."<ref>John D. Erickson. (1998). Islam and Postcolonial Narrative. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.</ref>		The '''Satanic Verses controversy''' refers to the heated and frequently violent reaction of Muslims to the publication of Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie's fourth novel ''[[Satanic Verses\|The Satanic Verses]]'', which was first published in 1988. Muslims were offended even by its title, thinking it implied that the [[Qur'an]] was "the work of the Devil."<ref>John D. Erickson. (1998). Islam and Postcolonial Narrative. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.</ref>

	It was subsequently banned in [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Sudan]], [[South Africa]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Kenya]], [[Thailand]], [[Tanzania]], [[Indonesia]], [[Singapore]], and Venezuela following the angry and violent reaction from Muslims.<ref>Ian Richard Netton. (1996). Text and Trauma: An East-West Primer. Richmond, UK: Routledge Curzon.</ref>		It was subsequently banned in [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Sudan]], [[South Africa]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Kenya]], [[Thailand]], [[Tanzania]], [[Indonesia]], [[Singapore]], and Venezuela following the angry and violent reaction from Muslims.<ref>Ian Richard Netton. (1996). Text and Trauma: An East-West Primer. Richmond, UK: Routledge Curzon.</ref>