The fatwa itself has, however, not been provided as evidence.

The big question, of course, is how much influence the fatwa will have.

"You want me to write a fatwa for the Americans?"

And after all, who has earned a party more than a guy who's had a fatwa on his head?

The book was condemned with a fatwa the following year.

Most fatwas are still issued in response to such questions.

The media interpreted his response as support for the fatwa.

IF anyone deserves a break, it's a guy who's had a fatwa on his head.

However, the said Fatwa only applied within the country and not in any places of conflict.

He also began to issue his own "fatwas" or religious opinions.

In short order, the fatwa and the arrest again hung over her head.

Similar fatwas have been issued by Muslim leaders in other countries.

Nobody has issued a fatwa or put out a contract.

The fatwa was issued to al-Qaeda members but not the general public.

Clearly he has no use for fatwas or fundamentalist rage.

"We feel we're on the way to resolving the fatwa issue," he said.

They also needed to obtain fatwa to guide them in everyday life.

The fatwa was sent to several hundred Islamic scholars around the world.

In fact, the relationship between the Koran and a fatwa is a matter of dispute.

The Americans hoped that the cleric would issue a fatwa in support of them.

"Anything critical of Islam, you can get a fatwa," he said.

The years after the Rushdie fatwa also saw him looking for allies and friends.

His fatwa irked the government and he was dismissed from service.

"And partly because of that fatwa, you agreed to get involved with the plot?"

Each fatwa is more savage and ambitious than the last, these experts note.