apostate

A prominent Taliban cleric had publicly singled him out as an apostate — a traitor to Islam — placing a bullseye on his head.

On the walls, someone had spray painted graffiti calling Alawites dogs and apostates.

Some Iranian media praised the attack, and described Mr Rushdie as an apostate - someone who has abandoned or denied his faith - in their coverage.

IS, which remains active in Syria through both operatives and sleeper cells, has declared its ongoing jihad in the country and denounced the HTS-led rebel authority as "apostates" allegedly brought to power by "infidel" forces.

Harris' bipartisan outreach to the small group of Republican apostates is downright quaint by comparison.