The novel's version of the Prophet is called Mahound - an alternative name for Mohammed sometimes used during the Middle Ages by Christians who considered him a devil. Rushdie chooses a provocative name for Mohammed. Theological scholar Myriam Renaud unpacked some of the criticisms in a piece for the Conversation in 2017: The novel draws on elements of the life of Islamic Prophet Mohammed and the origin story of the Qur'an. Some Muslims said The Satanic Verses contained blasphemous passages and mocked their beliefs. Rushdie is a self-described lapsed Muslim and "hardline atheist". He now lives in New York City as a US citizen. The 75-year-old was born into a Muslim Kashmiri family in Bombay, now Mumbai, before moving to the UK. Rushdie has been subjected to death threats over this novel.
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