Report: Salman Rushdie lives, but loses use of eye and hand
2 years, 2 months ago

Report: Salman Rushdie lives, but loses use of eye and hand

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 Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Salmon Rushdie’s agent says the author has lost sight in one eye and the use of a hand as he recovers from an attack from a man who rushed the stage at an August literary event in western New York, according to a published report. Literary agent Andrew Wylie told the Spanish language newspaper El Pais in an article published Saturday that Rushdie suffered three serious wounds to his neck and 15 more wounds to his chest and torso in the attack that took away sight in an eye and left a hand incapacitated. Rushdie, 75, spent years in hiding after Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 edict, a fatwa, calling for his death after publication of his novel “The Satanic Verses,” which some Muslims consider blasphemous. After the attack, Rushdie was treated at a Pennsylvania hospital, where he was briefly put on a ventilator to recover from what Wylie told El Pais was a “brutal attack” that cut nerves to one arm.

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Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker likely won’t hear about his motive
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker likely won’t hear about his motive

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Jurors picked for the trial of a man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack likely won’t hear about the fatwa that authorities have said motivated him to act, a prosecutor said Friday. “We’re not going there,” District Attorney Jason Schmidt said during a conference in preparation for the Oct. 15 start of Hadi …

Man who attacked Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
5 months ago

Man who attacked Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group

Associated Press  

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges. “We allege that in attempting to murder Salman Rushdie in New York in 2022, Hadi Matar committed an …

Man accused of attacking author Salman Rushdie is charged with supporting terrorist group
5 months ago

Man accused of attacking author Salman Rushdie is charged with supporting terrorist group

LA Times  

Defense attorney Nathaniel Barone, left, and Hadi Matar, 24, listen during an arraignment in the Chautauqua County Courthouse in Mayville, N.Y., on Aug. 18, 2022. Matar, who is accused of severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack in western New York, faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group. A man accused of severely injuring author …

Salman Rushdie: I dreamt about being stabbed just before the attack
8 months, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie: I dreamt about being stabbed just before the attack

The Telegraph  

In August 2022, two days before he was due to appear at an event in Chautauqua, a small town in upstate New York, Sir Salman Rushdie had a dream. ‘At a quarter to eleven on August 12, 2022, on a sunny Friday morning in upstate New York, I was attacked and almost killed by a young man with a knife …

Trial postponed for man charged in 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie due to forthcoming memoir
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Trial postponed for man charged in 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie due to forthcoming memoir

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The New Jersey man charged with stabbing “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie is allowed to seek material related to Rushdie’s upcoming memoir about the attack before standing trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Matar, 26, who lived in Fairview, New Jersey, has been held without bail since prosecutors said he stabbed Rushdie more than a dozen times …

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 …

Hanif Kureishi says Salman Rushdie has written to him every day since horrific fall
1 year, 11 months ago

Hanif Kureishi says Salman Rushdie has written to him every day since horrific fall

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 Hanif Kureishi says fellow writer …

Salman Rushdie loses sight in eye and use of one hand after knife attack: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Salman Rushdie loses sight in eye and use of one hand after knife attack: Report

Firstpost  

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in an eye and his one hand is incapacitated following the brutal knife attack on the acclaimed Mumbai-born author in August, his literary agent said. New York: Salman Rushdie has lost sight in an eye and his one hand is incapacitated following the brutal knife attack on the acclaimed Mumbai-born author in August, his literary …

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of hand after ‘brutal’ stabbing, says agent
2 years, 2 months ago

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of hand after ‘brutal’ stabbing, says agent

The Independent  

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Report: Salman Rushdie lives, but loses use of eye and hand
2 years, 2 months ago

Report: Salman Rushdie lives, but loses use of eye and hand

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Salman Rushdie’s agent says the author has lost sight in one eye and the use of a hand as he recovers from an attack from a man who rushed the stage at an August literary event in western New York, according to a published report. Literary agent Andrew Wylie told the Spanish language newspaper El Pais in …

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 …

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 …

Author Salman Rushdie's attacker says he acted alone, denies connections to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps
2 years, 4 months ago

Author Salman Rushdie's attacker says he acted alone, denies connections to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps

Firstpost  

On being asked if he was inspired by Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who had issued the fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death in 1989 for his novel ‘The Satanic Verses’, accused Hadi Matar did not respond New York: The 24-year-old man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie, whom he loathed for being “disingenuous,” has denied having any connections to …

Watch | Why was Salman Rushdie attacked?
2 years, 4 months ago

Watch | Why was Salman Rushdie attacked?

The Hindu  

Salman Rushdie’s life changed forever in 1989, when he had a fatwa slapped on him The award-winning author has spent over three decades looking over his shoulder, going into hiding, and later making public appearances But the threats to his life hadn’t stopped. On August 12, Rushdie was stabbed several times at a literary event in New York. He studied …

Salman Rushdie\'s survival \'surprises\' attacker
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie\'s survival \'surprises\' attacker

Deccan Chronicle  

MAYVILLE : The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York said in an interview that he was surprised to learn the accomplished author had survived the attack. Speaking to the New York Post from jail, Hadi Matar said he decided to see Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution after he saw a tweet last …

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 …

Salman Rushdie attacker ‘surprised’ the author survived
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie attacker ‘surprised’ the author survived

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York said in an interview that he was surprised to learn the accomplished author had survived the attack. Speaking to the New York Post from jail, Hadi Matar said he decided to see Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution after he saw a tweet …

Rushdie attacker says ‘surprised’ author survived: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Rushdie attacker says ‘surprised’ author survived: Report

The Hindu  

The New Jersey man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie told the New York Post in an interview published on August 17 that he was “surprised” the author had survived the attack. Matar told the paper he had “read a couple pages” of Mr. Rushdie’s novel. I don’t like him very much.” “He’s someone who attacked Islam, he attacked their beliefs, …

Taking responsibility: On Salman Rushdie attack in New York
2 years, 4 months ago

Taking responsibility: On Salman Rushdie attack in New York

The Hindu  

The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s comment, that only “Salman Rushdie and his supporters” were to be blamed for the gruesome knife attack on the author in New York State last week, is yet another reiteration of the clerical establishment’s well-known regressive position on the Rushdie affair. The 1989 fatwa against Rushdie, issued by Iran’s then Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini, because he …

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 …

Rushdie's Stabbing Turns Peaceful Literary Retreat Into Turmoil
2 years, 4 months ago

Rushdie's Stabbing Turns Peaceful Literary Retreat Into Turmoil

The Quint  

The Chautauqua Institution in New York where Salman Rushdie, a renowned author, was due to speak on Friday was not a place where people worried about their safety. The Indian-born author Rushdie spent years in hiding after Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against him in 1989 asked Muslims to kill him because of his novel The Satanic Verses …

Iran denies being involved in attack on Salman Rushdie
2 years, 4 months ago

Iran denies being involved in attack on Salman Rushdie

The Hindu  

An Iranian government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, in remarks that were the country's first public comments on the attack. “We, in the incident of the attack on Salman Rushdie in the U.S., do not consider that anyone deserves blame and accusations except him and his supporters,” Mr. Kanaani said. …

Salman Rushdie Pulls Through Brutal Attack With 'Humour Intact' as US Hails His 'Truth & Courage'
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie Pulls Through Brutal Attack With 'Humour Intact' as US Hails His 'Truth & Courage'

News 18  

Salman Rushdie is pulling through and has his feisty and defiant sense of humour intact despite battling severe, life-changing injuries, his son and former wife Padma Lakshmi said on Sunday, two days after the Mumbai-born author was stabbed in what US authorities described as a “targeted, preplanned” attack. Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing “The Satanic …

Salman Rushdie on ’road to recovery’ days after attack
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie on ’road to recovery’ days after attack

Live Mint  

Salman Rushdie is on the road to recovery and showing signs of his "feisty and defiant" self. The prize-winning writer -- who spent years under police protection after Iranian leaders called for Rushdie's killing over his portrayal of Islam and the Prophet Mohammed in his novel "The Satanic Verses" -- was about to be interviewed as part of a lecture …

Iran says only Salman Rushdie and supporters to blame for attack
2 years, 4 months ago

Iran says only Salman Rushdie and supporters to blame for attack

Al Jazeera  

Tehran also vehemently denied having any knowledge of or link to the stabbing of the novelist. Tehran, Iran – Iran has said Salman Rushdie and his supporters are to blame as it sought to distance itself from the attack last week in New York that severely wounded the writer. “We consider no one except and his supporters deserving of blame …

Salman Rushdie - live: Author’s ‘feisty sense of humour intact’ despite ‘severe injuries’
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie - live: Author’s ‘feisty sense of humour intact’ despite ‘severe injuries’

The Independent  

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The senseless attack on Salman Rushdie forces us to confront our values
2 years, 4 months ago

The senseless attack on Salman Rushdie forces us to confront our values

The Independent  

As the author Sir Salman Rushdie begins his road to recovery after suffering a horrendous knife attack in New York last Friday, discourse has turned to the protection of free expression from violence and intimidation. As our editorial on Saturday states: “We have always been resolute in our condemnation of violence as a reaction to words, ideas or images that …

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 …

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

Salman Rushdie on the road to recovery, says his agent

The Hindu  

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 upstate New York. Mr. Wylie continued to caution that although Mr. Rushdie’s “condition is headed in the right direction,” his recovery would be a long process. “Though his life …

Salman Rushdie off ventilator and talking after stabbing
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie off ventilator and talking after stabbing

Al Jazeera  

The novelist remains hospitalised with serious injuries but is now off life support and able to talk, says his agent. Rushdie, 75, remained hospitalised with serious injuries on Sunday but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted he was “off the ventilator and talking ”. ‘Universal ideals’ Rushdie – who for more than 30 years has faced death threats for his book …

'You are next': Author JK Rowling receives death threat over tweet on Salman Rushdie
2 years, 4 months ago

'You are next': Author JK Rowling receives death threat over tweet on Salman Rushdie

India Today  

Author JK Rowling has received a death threat for a tweet condemning the attack on Salman Rushdie. The Twitter handle, which issued the death threat, had also praised Hadi Matar, the assailant from New Jersey who stabbed Rusdhie several times during a literary event in western New York on Friday. Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator with a damaged liver …

Salman Rushdie Attacked: Hit '10-15 Times' in 20 Secs, Author on Ventilator; Likely to Lose Eye, Liver Damaged; Biden-Harris 'Appalled'
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie Attacked: Hit '10-15 Times' in 20 Secs, Author on Ventilator; Likely to Lose Eye, Liver Damaged; Biden-Harris 'Appalled'

News 18  

Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator, will likely lose one eye and his liver was?stabbed and damaged? Salman will likely lose one eye, the nerves in his arm were severed and his liver was stabbed and damaged,? Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing?The Satanic Verses?, was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident at an event …

JK Rowling says ‘police are involved’ after receiving death threat following Salman Rushdie tweet
2 years, 4 months ago

JK Rowling says ‘police are involved’ after receiving death threat following Salman Rushdie tweet

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy JK Rowling has told her fans that the police are involved …

Salman Rushdie’s attacker pleads not guilty
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie’s attacker pleads not guilty

The Hindu  

The man accused in the stabbing attack on Salman Rushdie pleaded not guilty on August 13 to attempted murder and assault charges in what a prosecutor called a “preplanned” crime, as the renowned author of The Satanic Verses remained hospitalised with serious injuries. Writer and longtime friend Ian McEwan called Mr. Rushdie “an inspirational defender of persecuted writers and journalists …

U.S, UK, France condemn attack on Salman Rushdie; ‘Nothing justifies fatwa'
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S, UK, France condemn attack on Salman Rushdie; ‘Nothing justifies fatwa'

Hindustan Times  

U.S, UK, France condemn attack on Salman Rushdie; ‘Nothing justifies fatwa' World leaders expressed their shock at the attack on British-Indian author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed by a man at an event in New York on Friday. "Shocked to hear of the attack on Salman Rushdie in New York. He's in our thoughts tonight," Sunak wrote.Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, …

JK Rowling gets DEATH THREAT from Islamist after Salman Rushdie attack
2 years, 4 months ago

JK Rowling gets DEATH THREAT from Islamist after Salman Rushdie attack

Daily Mail  

JK Rowling's death threat from an Iran-supporting Islamic extremist did not violate Twitter's rules after the vile troll warned 'you are next' in response to her support of stabbed author Salman Rushdie. She received the chilling reply: 'Don't worry you are next' The Harry Potter writer and free speech campaigner - who has been pilloried by trans activists for her …

Attack on Salman Rushdie is \'appalling\', says White House NSA Jake Sullivan
2 years, 4 months ago

Attack on Salman Rushdie is \'appalling\', says White House NSA Jake Sullivan

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: The attempt on the life of renowned writer Salman Rushdie is “appalling” and “reprehensible”, US National Security Advisor James Sullivan has said. Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing “The Satanic Verses”, was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar on stage on Friday while he was being introduced at the event …

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 once complained about ‘too much security’ around him: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie once complained about ‘too much security’ around him: Report

The Hindu  

Salman Rushdie, who was attacked and stabbed on stage at a literary event, has previously complained about having too much security around him, according to a media report on August 13, 2022. The Mumbai-born writer, who faced death threats for years after writing "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar on stage …

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, …

Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye, liver stabbed and damaged
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye, liver stabbed and damaged

Deccan Chronicle  

New York: Author Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator, will likely lose one eye and his liver was "stabbed and damaged" following an attack on him on Friday, his agent said, noting that the "news is not good". Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident at …

Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye, liver 'stabbed and damaged', says agent Andrew Wylie
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye, liver 'stabbed and damaged', says agent Andrew Wylie

Firstpost  

Rushdie was stabbed in the neck as he was on the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, a not-for-profit community on Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State, where approximately 7,500 people are in residence on any day during a nine-week season New York: Author Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator, will likely lose one eye and his liver was “stabbed …

Salman Rushdie stabbed: Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak react to ‘appalling’ attack on author
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie stabbed: Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak react to ‘appalling’ attack on author

India TV News  

Highlights British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was among the senior politicians to express shock UK Home Secretary Priti Patel also expressed her shock at the unprovoked and senseless attack Rushdie was giving a lecture in New York when a man stormed the stage and stabbed him Salman Rushdie stabbed : Prime Minister Boris Johnson was among several senior politicians and …

Salman Rushdie stabbed: Shashi Tharoor says 'sad day but worse would be..."
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie stabbed: Shashi Tharoor says 'sad day but worse would be..."

India TV News  

Salman Rushdie stabbing: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said he was "utterly horrified and shocked" by the stabbing of Salman Rushdie at an event in the US. As he wished the author a complete recovery from his wounds, the Congress leaders 'calling it a sad day' and added that it would be "worse if creative expression can no longer …

Salman Rushdie attack: Suspect charged with attempted murder
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie attack: Suspect charged with attempted murder

Al Jazeera  

Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of attacking the author at event in New York state and is being held without bond. A man suspected of being responsible for the attack against author Salman Rushdie at an event in New York state has been charged with attempted murder and is being held without bond, the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office has …

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 …

JK Rowling and Boris Johnson react to Salman Rushie stabbing
2 years, 4 months ago

JK Rowling and Boris Johnson react to Salman Rushie stabbing

Daily Mail  

UK famous faces including JK Rowling and Boris Johnson have reacted with disbelief after Sir Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck on stage in New York this morning. Famous British authors and politicians, including JK Rowling have expressed their shock after Sir Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage in New York this morning The author was intending to give …

Salman Rushdie Attacked: New York Guv Says Author 'Alive', Airlifted to Hospital; Suspect in Police Custody
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie Attacked: New York Guv Says Author 'Alive', Airlifted to Hospital; Suspect in Police Custody

News 18  

Indian-born novelist Salman Rushdie was on Friday attacked during an event in Chautauqua County in New York and suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck. Issuing a statement on Twitter, New York State Police said they are investigating the attack on Rushdie prior to a speaking event. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a statement he was appalled …

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