





Iran Embassy criticizes the publishing of Satanic Verses in Romania
Romanian Patriarchy earlier criticized the publishing of the volume, considering that it wrongs the spiritual values and religious symbols, regardless the official religion that uses it.
Salman Rushdie, aged 59, caused a massive wave of Muslim rage in 1988, when he published the volume. Supreme leader Khomeini signed a decree sentencing Rushdie to death in 1989.