The Disappeared
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/09/17/the-disappeared
New Yorker article penned by Rushdie, discussing the fatwa declared on him as a result of The Satanic Verses.
'The Satanic Verses': What Rushdie Wrote
https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/23/books/the-satanic-verses-what-rushdie-wrote.html
New York Times article discussing Rushdie's novel and the objections Muslim leaders had.
Thirty years on, why 'The Satanic Verses' remains so controversial
http://theconversation.com/thirty-years-on-why-the-satanic-verses-remains-so-controversial-102321
Discussion of The Satanic Verses thirty years later, and how it continues to remain relevant.