Read this: In some modern day nations and regions in which Sharia law is ostensibly practiced, heresy remains an offense punishable by death. One example is the 1989 fatwa issued by the government of Iran, offering a substantial bounty for anyone who succeeds in the assassination of author Salman Rushdie, whose writings were declared as heretical.

What author was declared a heretic and had a bounty placed on his head by the government of Iran?
What is the answer? (If it cannot be answered, return "unanswerable")
Salman Rushdie