A Moscow journalist received death threats from a Russian Islamic group after he wrote an article about Salman Rushdie’s book, “The Satanic Verses.” The article appeared in the daily newspaper Izvestia amid reports that the first Russian translation of the controversial book would be published soon. Islamic officials in Russia criticized the death threats, but said the translation would not be welcome.
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