– I never believe in the Iranian regime at all, claims Gharahkhani when NRK satisfies him in Drammen.
Gharahkhani, a indigenous of Iran, says he finds the way the region is run unhappy.
– That there are intense spiritual leaders at the top rated, who make your mind up what is correct and mistaken in modern society, is just unhappy, he states.
Salman Rushdie lived with a fatwa versus him for many yrs.
Picture: Hallgrim Haug / NRK Brennpunkt
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– Reprehensible
Storting president does not consider in Iranian regime when he statements he is not accountable for the assassination of Salman Rushdie eight times ago in the US when the perpetrator was attacked and stabbed.
– We know that the fatwa will come from the ayatollahs and I have recognized that the assassination attempt was praised by the Iranian media, which is managed by the routine. It is reprehensible, states Gharahkhani.
The fatwa referred to by the speaker of parliament was issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989 when Rushdie published the book “Satanic Verses”. Khomeini then said that Rushdie must be killed.
The very same was genuine of these who contributed to the book’s publication, which Iranian leaders accused of being blasphemous.
Deny involvement
On Monday, the Iranian overseas ministry denied that the state was included in the assault on Rushdie and stated the perpetrator himself is accountable for the incident.
– By insulting the sanctuary of Islam and so crossing the crimson line of extra than a person and a 50 percent billion Muslims and all followers of divine religions, Salman Rushdie uncovered himself to the anger and rage of the persons, says a assertion from the Ministry of Affairs International.
