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		</div><p>Iran is boycotting this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair in protest over a planned opening speech by British novelist Salman Rushdie.</p>
<p>Iranian state TV said the ministry of culture called the decision to invite the Indian-born writer (pictured) an “anti-cultural action”. It said Iran will not attend the fair in protest and urged other Islamic countries to do the same.</p>
<p>Hundreds of Iranian publishers usually attend the annual event in Germany, being held from October 14 to 18.</p>
<p>Rushdie&#8217;s book The Satanic Verses has been banned in Iran since 1998 as many Muslims consider it blasphemous.</p>
<p>A year later, Iran’s then leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Sir Salman’s death. Iran also offered more than $3m in reward for anyone who killed him.</p>
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