The fatwa against Salman Rushdie pertained to a specific and not a general ruling, implying that it was only applicable to Rushdie in order to set a precedent. 

One of the main frameworks used to discipline Muslims in the contemporary times is the good vs bad Muslim binary. This discourse is so pervasive, that we can find it within Muslim communities themselves.

The leader of the Islamic Revolution says the ill-wishers of Iran and Islam bank on soft war to “shake people’s faith” and “dash people’s hopes.”

People in Indian-administered Kashmir, often referred to as 'Iran-e Sageer' or little Iran, mark the 33rd anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini, the architect of the Islamic Revolution.

On this day in 1989, the World lost the man that revolutionized the balance of power in West Asia and restored this balance on an international scale.

The world honors life and legacy of late Imam Khomeini, the architect of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

The father of the Islamic Revolution is how these Iranians remember Imam Khomeini on the 33rd anniversary of his passing.

More than three decades have passed but Imam Khomeini and his ideas still touch the hearts of revolutionaries.

The head of Palestine’s Islamic Jihad movement says Imam Khomeini’s movement empowered people to confront the forces of evil around the world.

A Canadian author and journalist says the late founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini inspired Muslim nations and anti-imperialist forces across the world to stand firm against tyranny and arrogance.