THE RECENT SPREADING OF SALMAN RUSHDIE'S BANNED NOVEL, ''THE SATANIC VERSES.''

          In 1988,the British  writer and Booker Prize winner, Salman Rushdie came up with a controversial novel, The Satanic Verses. In this novel, Rushdie exposes the flaws he believes are inherent in the Islamic religion, and labelled the Holy Koran as being inspired by satan, hence the novel's  title, The Satanic Verses.
          Not unexpectedly, the muslim world was enraged by the publication, and a fatwa [death sentence] was pronounced on Rushdie. Mercifully, the fatwa was later lifted on the condition that the novel's publication is banned for life.
        Remarkably, in recent years, the newly published editions of the novel are now available for sale in leading bookshops across Africa, Europe and America.