On Valentine's Day 1989 the Ayatollah Khomeini showed no love for this author's "Satanic Verses", giving him a death sentence
It is 
not true this book is a blasphemy against Islam... [DOC] [TLE] The Satanic Verses and me - Telegraph [PAR] Sep 10, 2012 ... Ayatollah Khomeini's death sentence on Rushdie, delivered on Valentine's Day 
1989, destroyed any chance for dialogue.