The Real Story Behind the Satanic Verses

Shireen Qudosi
2 min readJun 13, 2023
Available on Amazon

Long before a British Orientalist renamed it, Islamic philosophers all referred to the controversial ‘Satanic verse’ in the Quran as the story of the cranes. The Satanic Verses: Reimagining the Story of the Cranes offers a focused telling of the story of Islam around its most controversial and tabooed history.

The story has nothing to do with satanic influences. The story of the cranes is a…

--

--

Shireen Qudosi

I write on faith, identity, and belonging, focusing closely on the sacred feminine and cultivating intimacy with the profane.