Rushdie had it right calling it "Satanic Verses".
True.
What kind of religion of peace says that anyone criticizing it must be killed?
Islam has all the hallmarks of a classical cult.
You must submit (join) or live in dhimmitude (servitude) or die. And, once a member, the penalty for leaving is death. And you can never criticize Islam.
Oh, and, if you are a woman, you are a slave.