NEW YORK — Salman Rushdie, the author Islamic fundamentalists condemned to death for writing what they consider a blasphemous novel, has been chosen for a Hall of Infamy award for saying recently he has embraced Islam.
Jim Luce, founder of Fundamentalists Anonymous, denounced Rushdie's decision to not publish a paperback edition of "The Satanic Verses," the book that sent him into hiding in 1989 after Islamic fundamentalists put a price on his head.
