Two nights before the attack, Salman Rushdie dreamed he was stabbed onstage
11 months, 1 week ago

Two nights before the attack, Salman Rushdie dreamed he was stabbed onstage

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Two nights before the attack, Salman Rushdie dreamed he was stabbed onstage Enlarge this image toggle caption Rachel Eliza Griffiths/Penguin Random House Rachel Eliza Griffiths/Penguin Random House Two nights before he was stabbed onstage at a literary event in 2022, Salman Rushdie had a nightmare. After his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses was published, Iran's leader, the Ayatollah Khomeini, declared the book blasphemous in its treatment of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, and issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie's death. Sponsor Message Interview highlights Enlarge this image Random House Random House On how he had stopped worrying about the fatwa prior to the attack I'd been living in New York City for close to 24 years, and during that time I'd done hundreds of literary events, readings, lectures, festivals, etc., and they had never been the faintest trace of a problem. Purchase BookKnife by Salman Rushdie close overlay Buy Featured Book Your purchase helps support NPR programming.

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Salman Rushdie stabbing case: New Jersey man Hadi Matar convicted of attempted murder by New York court
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Salman Rushdie stabbing case: New Jersey man Hadi Matar convicted of attempted murder by New York court

India TV News  

Salman Rushdie stabbing case: New Jersey man Hadi Matar convicted of attempted murder by New York court Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie over a dozen times during a 2022 lecture, has been convicted of attempted murder. A New Jersey man, Hadi Matar, was convicted on Friday of attempted murder for his brutal knife attack on author …

Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie is found guilty of attempted murder
1 month ago

Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie is found guilty of attempted murder

LA Times  

Hadi Matar was convicted Friday of attempted murder and assault for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022. A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022. “You will agree something bad happened to Mr. Rushdie, but …

Interviewer who tried to stop knife attack on novelist Salman Rushdie initially thought it was a prankk
1 month, 1 week ago

Interviewer who tried to stop knife attack on novelist Salman Rushdie initially thought it was a prankk

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 The interviewer who tried …

Salman Rushdie stabbing trial: Excerpts from Satanic Verses author’s testimony about harrowing knife attack
1 month, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie stabbing trial: Excerpts from Satanic Verses author’s testimony about harrowing knife attack

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. Hitting and slashing.” “I was struggling to get …

‘Screaming because of the pain’: Salman Rushdie recounts stabbing at trial
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Screaming because of the pain’: Salman Rushdie recounts stabbing at trial

Al Jazeera  

American-Lebanese Hadi Matar, 23, is accused of attempting to kill The Satanic Verses author in frenzied 2022 attack. The Satanic Verses author on Tuesday told jurors at the trial of his alleged attacker, 23-year-old American-Lebanese Hadi Matar, that Matar “was stabbing and slashing” at him. Matar’s legal team have sought to prevent witnesses from characterising Rushdie as a victim of …

Salman Rushdie recalls 2022 stabbing at trial: Occurred to me I was dying
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie recalls 2022 stabbing at trial: Occurred to me I was dying

India Today  

With a mix of humor and graphic detail, Salman Rushdie calmly told a jury on Tuesday about the frenzied moments in August 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in western New York and repeatedly slashed him with a knife, leaving him with terrible injuries. Hitting and slashing.” The testimony came just ahead of the 36th …

Salman Rushdie's wife wipes her tears as he reveals horrific NY stabbing details, removes glasses to show blind eye
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie's wife wipes her tears as he reveals horrific NY stabbing details, removes glasses to show blind eye

Hindustan Times  

Salman Rushdie appeared in a court on Tuesday, where he confronted the man who is suspected of almost murdering him. The 77-year-old British-Indian author recalled the “ferocious” expression in Hadi Matar's eyes as the 27-year-old allegedly started stabbing Rushdie after he stormed a stage in upstate New York in August 2022. Salman Rushdie ‘got very struck’ by aattacker's eyes Rushdie …

Salman Rushdie testifies against man charged with stabbing him
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie testifies against man charged with stabbing him

The Hindu  

Author Salman Rushdie took the stand in a New York courtroom on Tuesday to testify against the man charged with stabbing him in a frenzied knife attack. They are unlikely, however, to hear about a fatwa issued by the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for Mr. Rushdie’s death, according to District Attorney Jason Schmidt. Mr. Rushdie, the author …

Author Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock as an attacker repeatedly stabbed him on stage
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Author Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock as an attacker repeatedly stabbed him on stage

LA Times  

Salman Rushdie is depicted testifying on the witness stand during the trial of Hadi Matar on Tuesday in Mayville, N.Y. With a mix of humor and graphic detail, Salman Rushdie calmly told a jury Tuesday about the frenzied moments in August 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in western New York and repeatedly slashed him …

Salman Rushdie’s attacker came ‘dangerously close to committing murder’ during frenzied stabbing, court hears
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie’s attacker came ‘dangerously close to committing murder’ during frenzied stabbing, court hears

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. open image in gallery Matar is accused of …

Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York that the author didn’t even try to fight back, a prosecutor said Monday during opening statements in the suspect’s attempted murder trial. “Without hesitation this man holding his knife … forcefully and efficiently in its speed, plunged …

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’: A searing memoir of survival and resilience
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’: A searing memoir of survival and resilience

The Hindu  

Published : May 29, 2024 17:04 IST - 5 MINS READ The cover has the eloquence of the Turin shroud. Knife Meditations after an Attempted Murder By Salman Rushdie Penguin Random House Pages: 320 Price: Rs.699 Since the fatwa on him by Ayatollah Khomeini for the imagined heresy in The Satanic Verses that led Rushdie into years of exile in …

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’: The aftermath of an attack
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’: The aftermath of an attack

Live Mint  

Salman Rushdie’s new book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, hinges on the vicious knife attack he survived on 12 August 2022 in Chautauqua, upstate New York. In the writer’s words, this is a book about “The Knife as an idea,” not just a weapon that has been used to silence writers and artists who speak truth to power. Like …

Salman Rushdie Shares ‘Weird Thing’ He Did Outside His Knife Attacker's Prison Cell
11 months ago

Salman Rushdie Shares ‘Weird Thing’ He Did Outside His Knife Attacker's Prison Cell

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Salman Rushdie didn’t let his attacker have the last laugh — nor the last dance. The Booker Prize-winning author was famously stabbed multiple times at an event in Chautauqua, New York, in 2022 and lost the sight in his right eye, but recalled Monday on “The Daily Show” that he not only visited the attacker’s prison, but …

Salman Rushdie tells of the violent attack that nearly killed him in memoir 'Knife'
11 months, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie tells of the violent attack that nearly killed him in memoir 'Knife'

NPR  

Salman Rushdie tells of the violent attack that nearly killed him in memoir 'Knife' In his new memoir, Salman Rushdie writes about the young man who leapt from the audience and stabbed and almost killed him in August of 2022. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: In Salman Rushdie's new memoir, there is a clear villain. It's a young man wielding a …

Watch: Salman Rushdie on the moment he was attacked on stage, and why he felt lonely
11 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Salman Rushdie on the moment he was attacked on stage, and why he felt lonely

NPR  

Watch: Salman Rushdie on the moment he was attacked on stage, and why he felt lonely Salman Rushdie is a writer. So when you ask him to tell the story of the day, in 2022, when he was attacked and nearly killed by a young man with a knife, Rushdie paints a vivid picture. "I thought, here I am in …

‘Nearness of death makes you feel great loneliness’, says Salman Rushdie in memoir ‘Knife’ — top 10 things to know
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Nearness of death makes you feel great loneliness’, says Salman Rushdie in memoir ‘Knife’ — top 10 things to know

Live Mint  

British-American author Salman Rushdie has released his much-awaited memoir "Knife" today, recounting the harrowing experience of being stabbed at a public event in 2022 and how he overcame the near-fatal ordeal. Originally from India and now a naturalized American residing in New York, Rushdie gained global attention as a champion of free speech following death threats spurred by his controversial …

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit
11 months, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In Salman Rushdie’s first book since the 2022 stabbing that hospitalized him and left him blind in one eye, the author wastes no time reliving the day he thought might be his last. “Knife” is also his first memoir since “Joseph Anton,” the 2012 publication in which he looked back on the fatwa, the death decree, issued …

'Why didn't I fight…?': Salman Rushdie relives brutal knife attack in new memoir
11 months, 1 week ago

'Why didn't I fight…?': Salman Rushdie relives brutal knife attack in new memoir

Hindustan Times  

British-American author Salman Rushdie, who was attacked with a knife at a public event in 2022 that left him blind in one eye, recounted the incident in his new memoir ‘Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’ which hits stores on Tuesday, April 16. The Indian-born author, a naturalised American based in New York, has faced death threats since his 1988 …

Salman Rushdie: Knife author dreamt about being stabbed just days before the attack
11 months, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie: Knife author dreamt about being stabbed just days before the attack

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 Sir Salman Rushdie has laid bare his horror at lying in …

Salman Rushdie, Knife review: Author’s moving, sardonic memoir is not for the squeamish
11 months, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie, Knife review: Author’s moving, sardonic memoir is not for the squeamish

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. Reading the book in the immediate aftermath of the …

Salman Rushdie: I dreamt about being stabbed just before the attack
11 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 …

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ recounts his stabbing. His press tour has its own revelations
11 months, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ recounts his stabbing. His press tour has its own revelations

LA Times  

Salman Rushdie’s new memoir, “Knife,” hits shelves on Tuesday, two years after he was nearly killed in a stabbing attack. Rushdie added that he was grateful not to have sustained any brain damage in the attack, telling the BBC, “It meant I was actually still able to be myself.” The 2022 stabbing and its aftermath may be at the core …

5 takeaways from Salman Rushdie's new memoir 'Knife'
11 months, 1 week ago

5 takeaways from Salman Rushdie's new memoir 'Knife'

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5 takeaways from Salman Rushdie's new memoir 'Knife' Enlarge this image toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP Ted Shaffrey/AP On August 12, 2022, famed author Salman Rushdie was stabbed. The judge in his case actually postponed Matar's trial after Rushdie announced his memoir, in order to give Matar's lawyers an opportunity to see what's inside the book. Rushdie has no interest in …

Trial postponed for man charged with 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
1 year, 2 months ago

Trial postponed for man charged with 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

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 The New Jersey man charged …

Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage last year. He’s releasing a memoir about the attack
1 year, 5 months ago

Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage last year. He’s releasing a memoir about the attack

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Salman Rushdie has a memoir coming out about the horrifying attack that left him blind in his right eye and with a damaged left hand. “This was a necessary book for me to write: a way to take charge of what happened, and to answer violence with art,” Rushdie said in a statement released Wednesday by Penguin …

On stabbing incident, Salman Rushdie says he is 'more or less OK' but faces this dilemma
1 year, 8 months ago

On stabbing incident, Salman Rushdie says he is 'more or less OK' but faces this dilemma

Hindustan Times  

Booker prize-winning author Salman Rushdie said that he still has “crazy dreams” about the knife attack that he endured in New York, which left him blind in one eye. Speaking to the BBC, Salman Rushdie said he was in "two minds" about whether to face his alleged attacker or not. I have crazy dreams," the novelist said, adding, “If he …

What is PTSD, the condition Salman Rushdie is coping with after the knife attack?
2 years, 1 month ago

What is PTSD, the condition Salman Rushdie is coping with after the knife attack?

Firstpost  

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental health condition triggered by a terrifying event. Rushdie’s Victory City is an “epic tale” of a 14th Century woman who defies a patriarchal world to rule a city hits US shelves on Tuesday. His new work follows a heroine on a mission to “give women equal agency in a patriarchal world,” according to publisher …

‘What I actually look like’: Salman Rushdie shares first selfie since 2022 attack
2 years, 1 month ago

‘What I actually look like’: Salman Rushdie shares first selfie since 2022 attack

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 Salman Rushdie shared a more “prosaic” photo of himself after a …

Salman Rushdie explains why ‘everyone loves him’ since 2022 stabbing: ‘Now…'
2 years, 1 month ago

Salman Rushdie explains why ‘everyone loves him’ since 2022 stabbing: ‘Now…'

Hindustan Times  

Months after being stabbed ahead of a lecture, author Salman Rushdie said that even though he has “frightening” nightmares, he still has a feeling of gratitude. But, considering what happened, I'm not so bad," Salman Rushdie told the New Yorker in his first interview since the attack which left him blind in his right eye. Salman Rushdie, 75, has lived …

‘An idiot’: Salman Rushdie on the man who stabbed him in the face
2 years, 1 month ago

‘An idiot’: Salman Rushdie on the man who stabbed him in the face

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 Salman Rushdie has given his first in-depth interview since he was …

Salman Rushdie reflects on nightmares and recovery after ‘colossal’ stabbing attack
2 years, 1 month ago

Salman Rushdie reflects on nightmares and recovery after ‘colossal’ stabbing attack

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 Salman Rushdie has revealed that …

Salman Rushdie loses sight in eye and use of one hand after knife attack: Report
2 years, 5 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 stabbed: Imran Khan condemns attack, says 'attack unjustifiable'
2 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

Lecture host on stage when Salman Rushdie was knifed displays gruesome injury
2 years, 7 months ago

Lecture host on stage when Salman Rushdie was knifed displays gruesome injury

Daily Mail  

The moderator on stage when Sir Salman Rushdie was attacked has revealed his gruesome eye injury as he spoke publicly for the first time since the horrific stabbing. Henry Reese, the moderator at Sir Salman Rushdie's lecture, has revealed his gruesome eye injury as he spoke publicly for the first time The acclaimed writer suffered severe, life-changing injuries and underwent …

Salman Rushdie Pulls Through Brutal Attack With 'Humour Intact' as US Hails His 'Truth & Courage'
2 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

Salman Rushdie stabbing: Iran denies being involved in attack
2 years, 7 months ago

Salman Rushdie stabbing: Iran denies being involved in attack

India TV News  

Salman Rushdie stabbing: Iran denies being involved in attack Salman Rushdie, 75, was stabbed Friday while attending an event in western New York. Salman Rushdie stabbing: 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 …

Sir Salman Rushdie’s feisty sense of humour remains intact, family says
2 years, 7 months ago

Sir Salman Rushdie’s feisty sense of humour remains intact, family says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Salman Rushdie suffered severe, life-changing injuries but his “usual …

Salman Rushdie on the road to recovery, says his agent
2 years, 7 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 stabbing: Rishi Sunak says attack should be wake-up call to sanction Iran
2 years, 7 months ago

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

India TV News  

Highlights Rishi Sunak asked the West to impose tougher sanctions on Iran in light of the attack on Rushdie Sunak emphasized that attempts to revive the Iran nuclear deal may be futile Under JCPOA Iran received relief from sanctions on agreement to strictly curb its nuclear activities Salman Rushdie stabbed : The brutal attack on noted author Salman Rushdie should …

Neighbours describe knifeman, 24, accused of attacking Salman Rushdie
2 years, 7 months ago

Neighbours describe knifeman, 24, accused of attacking Salman Rushdie

Daily Mail  

A 'devout Muslim' accused of trying to kill Sir Salman Rushdie is a supporter of Iran's hardline regime which had called for the author's murder, it has been claimed. Hadi Matar, 24, center, arrives for an arraignment in the Chautauqua County Courthouse in Mayville, NY on Saturday He pleaded not guilty to the charges and has been remanded without bail …

Salman Rushdie Attacked: Hit '10-15 Times' in 20 Secs, Author on Ventilator; Likely to Lose Eye, Liver Damaged; Biden-Harris 'Appalled'
2 years, 7 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 …

Satanic saga: When Islamists ran riots in Mumbai, intimidated a Professor
2 years, 7 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: Stephen King, Nigella Lawson and more react as author stabbed onstage in New York
2 years, 7 months ago

Salman Rushdie: Stephen King, Nigella Lawson and more react as author stabbed onstage in New York

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. Horror novellist Stephen King wrote: “I hope Salman Rushdie is okay.” Neil Gaiman wrote: “I’m …

Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye, liver stabbed and damaged
2 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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 …

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