Kalim Siddiqui (writer)

Kalim Siddiqui, Ph.D. (15 September 1931 - 18 April 1996) was a Pakistani British writer and Islamic activist. He gained notability for his controversial support of the fatwa issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini, which called for the assassination of British author Sir Salman Rushdie amidst the Satanic Verses controversy.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Nielsen, Jorgen S. (19 April 1996). "OBITUARY : Kalim Siddiqui". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Siddiqui's notoriety rests on his prompt support for the Iranian death sentence on Salman Rushdie.
  2. ^ "Kalim Siddiqui, 62; Led British Muslims". The New York Times. 20 April 1996. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Kalim Siddiqui, a prominent British Muslim who backed Iran's call for the assassination of the writer Salman Rushdie...
  3. ^ "Muslim leader Siddiqui dies". The Independent. 18 April 1996. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. The leader of Britain's Muslim Parliament, who led a vociferous campaign against author Salman Rushdie, died yesterday of a heart attack...