Hitoshi Igarashi

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Hitoshi Igarashi

Literature

#1733

World Rank

#3332

Historical Rank

Writing

#1435

World Rank

#1898

Historical Rank

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Why Is Hitoshi Igarashi Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Hitoshi Igarashi was a Japanese scholar of Arabic and Persian literature and history and the Japanese translator of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses. He was murdered in the wake of fatwas issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran – who, by the time of Igarashi's murder, had died – calling for the death of the book's author and "those involved in its publication." His murder remains unsolved.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Hitoshi Igarashi?

Hitoshi Igarashi is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Tokyo
• University of Tsukuba