Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York
2 years, 4 months ago

Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York

Firstpost  

Salman Rushdie was quickly surrounded by a small group of people who held up his legs, presumably to send more blood to his chest. His condition was not immediately known Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. Rushdie’s book “The Satanic Verses” has been banned in Iran since 1988, as many Muslims consider it to be blasphemous. Rushdie rose to prominence with his Booker Prize-winning 1981 novel “Midnight’s Children,” but his name became known around the world after “The Satanic Verses.” The Chautauqua Institution, about 55 miles southwest of Buffalo in a rural corner of New York, is known for its summertime lecture series.

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After Delhi HC ruling, can you buy Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ in India now?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

After Delhi HC ruling, can you buy Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ in India now?

Live Mint  

Here's some good news for Salman Rushdie's fans. A Delhi court ruled last week that India's three-decade-old ban on the import of the book, ‘The Satanic Verses’, has to be presumed to be non-existent. Following this, the then Rajiv Gandhi government banned the import of the Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" for law-and-order reasons in 1988. In …

India’s ban on Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ may ease now. Why has the book been so controversial?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India’s ban on Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ may ease now. Why has the book been so controversial?

Firstpost  

Now, Salman Rushdie’s famous novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ may soon be available in India, 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government. File image/Reuters Over 36 years ago, India banned Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses book, citing it to be blasphemous. Author Salman Rushdie poses with his 1988 book “The Satanic Verses”. Muslims demonstrate outside the New …

Satanic Verses: India forced to lift decades-long ban on Salman Rushdie’s book due to bizarre legal loophole
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Satanic Verses: India forced to lift decades-long ban on Salman Rushdie’s book due to bizarre legal loophole

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s ban on the import of author Salman …

Salman Rushdie: Author of The Satanic Verses whose new book Knife reflects on 2022 attempt on his life
8 months, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie: Author of The Satanic Verses whose new book Knife reflects on 2022 attempt on his life

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of Britain’s foremost writers, …

How Salman Rushdie responded to the knife attack that almost killed him
8 months, 1 week ago

How Salman Rushdie responded to the knife attack that almost killed him

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rushdie later admitted that pirate copies “probably sold 10 …

Trial of man accused of Salman Rushdie attack faces potential delay over author’s memoir
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Trial of man accused of Salman Rushdie attack faces potential delay over author’s memoir

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hadi Matar, the man charged with …

Salman Rushdie’s upcoming memoir delays trial of man charged in 2022 stabbing
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie’s upcoming memoir delays trial of man charged in 2022 stabbing

LA Times  

Salman Rushdie, left, was stabbed in 2022. Before standing trial, the man charged in the stabbing of “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie can seek material related to Rushdie’s forthcoming memoir, which details the 2022 attempt on the writer’s life, a New York judge ruled Wednesday. Rushdie, who could testify at the trial, spent years in hiding after the late …

Iranian foundation rewards man who attacked Salman Rushdie
1 year, 10 months ago

Iranian foundation rewards man who attacked Salman Rushdie

Op India  

An Iranian foundation has lauded the man who attacked celebrated novelist Salman Rushdie and announced that he will be rewarded with 1,000 square meters of agricultural land. pic.twitter.com/S10qlibIzC — Mirror Now February 21, 2023 “We sincerely thank the brave action of the young American who made Muslims happy by blinding one of Rushdie’s eyes and disabling one of his hands,” …

Iranian entity behind bounty on Salman Rushdie sanctioned by US
2 years, 1 month ago

Iranian entity behind bounty on Salman Rushdie sanctioned by US

Firstpost  

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control took action Friday against the 15 Khordad Foundation, an Iran-based foundation that has issued a multi-million-dollar bounty for the killing of prominent Indian-born, British-American author Salman Rushdie, the Department sa Washington: The United States on Friday sanctioned an Iranian entity that was behind issuing a bounty to target British-American …

US sanctions Iran-based group that put bounty on Salman Rushdie
2 years, 1 month ago

US sanctions Iran-based group that put bounty on Salman Rushdie

Al Jazeera  

Treasury Department accuses the 15 Khordad Foundation of inciting violence by offering a bounty of more than $3m. The United States has announced sanctions against an Iranian foundation accused of putting out a multimillion-dollar bounty on British-American author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed at a literary event in New York state in August. “Since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s order pronouncing a …

Attack on Salman Rushdie demonstrates the resilience of hate
2 years, 3 months ago

Attack on Salman Rushdie demonstrates the resilience of hate

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 27, 2022 19:00 IST The exact words of Ayatollah Khomeini when he issued his fatwa against Salman Rushdie for writing The Satanic Verses were: “I inform the proud Muslim people of the world that the author of ‘Satanic Verses’ book which is against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran, and all those involved in its publication who …

The imaginary and real worlds of Salman Rushdie
2 years, 4 months ago

The imaginary and real worlds of Salman Rushdie

The Hindu  

Last Friday, writers including Paul Auster, Kiran Desai and Roya Hakakian, read out from Salman Rushdie’s works at a ‘Stand with Salman’ event on the steps of the New York Public Library, a week after he was viciously stabbed at a literary meet. He learnt two unforgettable lessons from these tellings: first, that “stories were not true, but by being …

Judge denies bail for Salman Rushdie’s attacker, bars interviews
2 years, 4 months ago

Judge denies bail for Salman Rushdie’s attacker, bars interviews

India TV News  

Highlights A judge refused to grant bail to the man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie Hadi Matar, 24, appeared in a western New York courtroom after a grand jury indicted him on charges Hadi stayed quiet during hearing while his lawyer tried to persuade judge that he should be released Salman Rushdie news : A judge refused to …

Salman Rushdie stabbed: Imran Khan condemns attack, says 'attack unjustifiable'
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie stabbed: Imran Khan condemns attack, says 'attack unjustifiable'

India TV News  

Highlights Khan termed the attack as sad and terrible Rushdie was stabbed on stage during a lecture in Western New York Rushdie's fourth book The Satanic Verses forced him into hiding for nine years Salman Rushdie stabbed : Pakistan's Former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday condemned the attack on renowned author Salman Rushdie, a media report said. The author …

Salman Rushdie stabbing row: Attacker ’surprised’ the author survived
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie stabbing row: Attacker ’surprised’ the author survived

Live Mint  

Days after stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York, his alleged attacker Hadi Matar said in an interview that he was surprised to learn the accomplished author had survived the attack. Matar said that he had decided to see Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution following his tweet last winter about the writer's planned appearance. Though the …

Essay: The fallout of the attack on Salman Rushdie
2 years, 4 months ago

Essay: The fallout of the attack on Salman Rushdie

Hindustan Times  

Author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed multiple times on stage during an event in New York last Friday, has survived the attack - with his defiant sense of humour intact despite his severe injuries, according to a statement released by his son Zafar. A Right-wing Iranian newspaper, Kayhan, published an article saying “Bravo to this courageous and duty-conscious man who …

Iran denies involvement in attack on author Salman Rushdie, but justifies attempt
2 years, 4 months ago

Iran denies involvement in attack on author Salman Rushdie, but justifies attempt

Firstpost  

The author of The Satanic Verses was stabbed on Friday while attending an event in western New York. “In this regard, no one can blame the Islamic Republic of Iran,” said Kanaani, spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry Dubai: Despite denying Tehran’s involvement in the attack on author Salman Rushdie, an Iranian government official on Monday defended the stabbing in statements …

Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of “The Satanic Verses” suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in New York. “Though his life changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty & defiant sense of humour remains intact,” Rushdie’s son Zafar Rushdie said in a …

Rushdie attack should be wake-up call to sanction Iran: Rishi Sunak
2 years, 4 months ago

Rushdie attack should be wake-up call to sanction Iran: Rishi Sunak

The Hindu  

The brutal attack on noted author Salman Rushdie should be a wake-up call for the West to impose tougher sanctions against Iran and proscribe the country’s elite military unit as a terrorist organisation, British prime ministerial hopeful Rishi Sunak said on Sunday. The former Chancellor told The Daily Telegraph that attempts to revive the Iran nuclear deal, known as the …

Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack
2 years, 4 months ago

Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York. Rushdie remained hospitalized with serious injuries, but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted in the evening that he was “off the ventilator and talking.” Rushdie’s …

Satanic saga: When Islamists ran riots in Mumbai, intimidated a Professor
2 years, 4 months ago

Satanic saga: When Islamists ran riots in Mumbai, intimidated a Professor

Op India  

Salman Rushdie’s stabbing in New York on the 12th of August has once again brought the focus back on Satanic Verses, the book that got Rushdie in so much trouble that he had to live fearing for his life for the past 33 years. Following the publication of ‘The Satanic Verses’ by Salman Rushdie in September 1988, Islamists were up …

Salman Rushdie | The language of truth
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie | The language of truth

The Hindu  

‘I am a dead man,’ that’s what Salman Rushdie thought on February 14, 1989, the day Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued the fatwa for his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses for alleged blasphemy against Islam. Rushdie was in London, and when a BBC reporter asked him how he felt knowing he’d just been sentenced to death, he said, “It doesn’t …

Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet
2 years, 4 months ago

Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians reacted with praise and worry Saturday over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death. But in Tehran, some willing to speak to The Associated Press offered praise for an attack targeting a writer they believe tarnished the Islamic faith …

Salman Rushdie stabbed: A look at ’fatwas’, attacks and controversies
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie stabbed: A look at ’fatwas’, attacks and controversies

Live Mint  

Renowned British Author Salman Rushdie on 12 August was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man who stormed the stage as the author was ready to deliver a lecture in western New York. According to the police, the suspect ran onto the stage and attacked Rushdie and an interviewer at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York state, …

Praise, worry in Iran after Salman Rushdie attack; government quiet
2 years, 4 months ago

Praise, worry in Iran after Salman Rushdie attack; government quiet

The Hindu  

Iranians reacted with praise and worry on Saturday over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death. “I don’t know Salman Rushdie, but I am happy to hear that he was attacked since he insulted Islam,” said Reza Amiri, a 27-year-old deliveryman. “This will …

Man, 24, who stabbed Salman Rushdie had fake driver's license in name of HEZBOLLAH commander
2 years, 4 months ago

Man, 24, who stabbed Salman Rushdie had fake driver's license in name of HEZBOLLAH commander

Daily Mail  

The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie held a fake driver's license bearing the surname of an infamous Hezbollah commander, it has been claimed. A Homeland Security Investigations Police officer enters the building where Salman Rushdie's alleged attacker Hadi Matar, lives in Fairview, New Jersey New Jersey Police officers stand guard near the building where alleged attacker Hadi Matar, …

Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York
2 years, 4 months ago

Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York

Associated Press  

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York. “We are thankful to good citizens and first responders for helping Mr. Rushdie …

Why Salman Rushdie’s book ‘The Satanic Verses’ remains so controversial
2 years, 4 months ago

Why Salman Rushdie’s book ‘The Satanic Verses’ remains so controversial

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of …

Attack on Salman Rushdie praised by some Iranians. Others worry it could hurt their country
2 years, 4 months ago

Attack on Salman Rushdie praised by some Iranians. Others worry it could hurt their country

LA Times  

Iranians reacted with praise and worry Saturday over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death. But in Tehran, some willing to speak to the Associated Press offered praise for an attack targeting a writer they believe tarnished the Islamic faith with his 1988 …

Salman Rushdie latest news: ‘The Satanic Verses’ writer may lose an eye
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie latest news: ‘The Satanic Verses’ writer may lose an eye

Live Mint  

Author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed on Friday, would probably lose an eye in addition to having his liver damaged and one arm's nerves severed - according to his representative, "The news is not good. Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged," Andrew Wylie said in a …

What is a fatwa and why did Iran issue one against Salman Rushdie in 1989?
2 years, 4 months ago

What is a fatwa and why did Iran issue one against Salman Rushdie in 1989?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. No official motive has been ascribed to the assault, …

Author Salman Rushdie attacked and stabbed before lecture in New York: report
2 years, 4 months ago

Author Salman Rushdie attacked and stabbed before lecture in New York: report

Raw Story  

Salman Rushdie was attacked on-stage by an assailant as he prepared to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution on Friday morning, according to a report by the Associated Press. "An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie as he was being introduced. The novelist's life changed forever …

Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York

The Hindu  

Author Salman Rushdie suffered severed nerves in an arm and damage to his liver, and will likely lose an eye, after he was stabbed on Friday, his agent said, adding that Mr. Rushdie was on a ventilator. Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged,” said Andrew Wylie, …

Salman Rushdie Attacked Onstage At Event In Western New York
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie Attacked Onstage At Event In Western New York

Huff Post  

In this file photo, Salman Rushdie attends the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner on Nov. 15, 2017, in New York. via Associated Press Salman Rushdie was attacked in western New York as he took the stage at the Chautauqua Institution for a lecture on the importance of freedom of creative expression. An Associated Press reporter who was …

Salman Rushdie stabbed: Javed Akhtar condemns 'barbaric attack' on The Satanic Verses author, urges action
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie stabbed: Javed Akhtar condemns 'barbaric attack' on The Satanic Verses author, urges action

India TV News  

Salman Rushdie, the author whose controversial 1988 novel The Satanic Verses led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. Javed Akhtar condemns attack on Salman Rushdie After the unfortunate attack on Rushdie at a public event, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar took to Twitter to …

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