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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> | 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. Some 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 some Muslims and Islamic groups.<ref>Ian Richard Netton. (1996). Text and Trauma: An East-West Primer. Richmond, UK: Routledge Curzon.</ref> | ||
In the [[United States]], numerous bookstores received threats, and two bookstores were bombed for stocking the novel. In addition, the ''Riverdale Press'' newspaper office was bombed in retaliation for criticizing the many stores which decided to pull the novel from their shelves.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/09/arts/riverdale-press-to-be-honored.html Riverdale Press To Be Honored] - New York Times, May 9, 1989</ref> | In the [[United States]], numerous bookstores received threats, and two bookstores were bombed for stocking the novel. In addition, the ''Riverdale Press'' newspaper office was bombed in retaliation for criticizing the many stores which decided to pull the novel from their shelves.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/09/arts/riverdale-press-to-be-honored.html Riverdale Press To Be Honored] - New York Times, May 9, 1989</ref> | ||