He discusses the 1989 fatwa issued on author and friend Salman Rushdie by the Ayatollah Khomeini because of the contents of Rushdie 's book '' The Satanic Verses '' . He criticises several public figures for laying the blame for the incident on Rushdie himself . He also writes about the events following the September 11 attacks , describing how religion , particularly major religious figures , allowed matters to " deteriorate in the interval between the removal of the Taliban and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein "
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
God Is Not Great