AdvertisementFrom Threats Against Salman Rushdie To Attacks On 'Charlie Hebdo'January 08, 2015Greg MyrefacebookEmailBritish writer Salman Rushdie leafs through a book in his study. He went into hiding for years after the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for his death in 1989. The ayatollah denounced Rushdie's portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad in the novel The Satanic Verses. (The LIFE Images Collection/Getty)