Which famous author was involved in a controversy with Cat Stevens in 1989?
Salman Rushdie
John Irving
Ian McEwan
Martin Amis
Answer
In 1989, Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, was involved in a controversy surrounding comments he made about the death fatwa placed on author Salman Rushdie due to his novel The Satanic Verses. Yusuf Islam later clarified that he never supported the fatwa.
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