Original sentence: A well-known example of a Muslim "apostate" undergoing persecution is that of Salman Rushdie, whose novel The Satanic Verses prompted furious clerics to issue a Fatwa for his execution.In Muslim theology, apostasy resembles the crime of treason, the betrayal of one's own country.Presently, however, a person who lives in a Western country such as the United States (or even many Muslim countries) will suffer no significant penalty for converting to another religion.See any of the works of Ibn Warraq, an outspoken former Muslim
Edited sentence: An infamous example of a Muslim apostate undergoing persecution is that of Salman Rushdie, whose novel The Satanic Verses prompted furious clerics to issue a Fatwa for his execution.In Muslim theology, apostasy resembles the crime of Treason, the betrayal of one's own country.Presently, however, a person who lives in a Western country such as the United States or even many Muslim countries will suffer no significant penalty for converting to another religion.See any of the works of Ibn Warraq, an outspoken Muslim apostate