How Facebook Abused Salman Rushdie (And Came To Regret It) Ryan Tate · 11/15/11 08:13PM He dodged an Iranian fatwah, but Monday Salman Rushdie fought Facebook, which forced the author to use his real name, Ahmed. Eight tweets and 90 minutes later, he'd defeated the "morons" in a key "nym wars" battle. That's effective writing!