Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into second day
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into second day

New Indian Express  

Testimony is set to continue Tuesday in the trial of the man charged with stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack on a western New York stage. Jurors in the trial of Hadi Matar, 27, on Monday, heard from staffers at the art institution where Rushdie was set to give a speech in August 2022, when authorities say the Fairview, New Jersey man attacked the author on stage and stabbed him more than a dozen times. They are unlikely, however, to hear about a fatwa issued by the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for Rushdie's death, according to District Attorney Jason Schmidt. Rushdie, the author of "Midnight's Children" and "Victory City," spent years in hiding after Khomeini announced the fatwa in 1989 following publication of the novel "The Satanic Verses," which some Muslims consider blasphemous

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Salman Rushdie’s attacker Hadi Matar gets 32-year prison sentence: ’Read a couple of pages’ of Satanic Verses
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1 month ago

Salman Rushdie’s attacker Hadi Matar gets 32-year prison sentence: ’Read a couple of pages’ of Satanic Verses

Live Mint  

Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born British author, made headlines three years ago after he was attacked by an American Lebanese man named Hadi Matar. Besides federal terrorism-related charges, Hadi Matar faces up to 32 years in prison, The New York Times reported. Hadi Matar is reportedly a pro-Palestinian advocate and supporter of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who issued …

Man found guilty of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
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1 month ago

Man found guilty of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

Deccan Chronicle  

An American-Lebanese man was found guilty Friday of attempting to kill novelist Salman Rushdie when storming a stage and repeatedly plunging a knife into the "Satanic Verses" author.Hadi Matar faces up to 25 years in prison and will be sentenced in April after being convicted of attempted murder and assault charges over the 2022 attack.Matar's legal team had sought to …

Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder
1 month ago

Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder

Al Jazeera  

Matar was found guilty of attempted murder in the second degree for his attack on the famed novelist. Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed and partially blinded prize-winning novelist Salman Rushdie at an event in New York, has been found guilty of attempted murder. Matar was found guilty of attempted murder in the second degree as well as assault in …

Salman Rushdie trial: Guilty verdict reached in trial of man accused of trying to kill author
1 month, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie trial: Guilty verdict reached in trial of man accused of trying to kill author

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. He faces up to 25 years in prison, …

Man found guilty of attempting to murder Salman Rushdie after stabbing him multiple times in vicious New York lecture attack
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1 month, 1 week ago

Man found guilty of attempting to murder Salman Rushdie after stabbing him multiple times in vicious New York lecture attack

Daily Mail  

A man has been found guilty of attempting to murder Salman Rushdie after he stabbed the author multiple times in a vicious attack in New York. During the shocking attack on August 12 2022 Matar onto the stage at the Chautauqua Institution where Sir Salman was about to speak and stabbed him multiple times in front of a shocked audience. …

Salman Rushdie trial: How 27-second knife attack nearly cost author his life after surviving years of death threats
1 month, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie trial: How 27-second knife attack nearly cost author his life after surviving years of death threats

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 Satanic Verses author Salman …

A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie
1 month, 1 week ago

A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — 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. Schmidt said while it’s not possible to read Matar’s mind, “it’s foreseeable that if you’re going to stab someone 10 or 15 times about the face and neck, it’s going to result …

Salman Rushdie trial: Jury finds Hadi Matar guilty in attempted killing of author
1 month, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie trial: Jury finds Hadi Matar guilty in attempted killing of author

CNN  

Mayville, New York AP — 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 you don’t know what Mr. Matar’s conscious objective was,” Brautigan said. Schmidt said while it’s not possible to read Matar’s …

Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie is found guilty of attempted murder
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Farrukh Dhondy | Will attacker of Rushdie get to politicise trial in martyrdom bid?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farrukh Dhondy | Will attacker of Rushdie get to politicise trial in martyrdom bid?

Deccan Chronicle  

“Await the spring and clear skies And maybe spot the butterflies But Bachchoo, stop this false pretence Admit that to you these make no sense These seasons, skies or winged creatures Your obsession is with human features Reading changing expressions on faces The truths, the lies -- ambivalent traces…” From Quaid-e-Shazam! My reason, gentle reader, for suggesting that this fellow …

History Today: When Iran's Supreme leader issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie
1 month, 2 weeks ago

History Today: When Iran's Supreme leader issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie

Firstpost  

A fatwa or death sentence was issued against author Salman Rushdie by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on February 14, 1989. It later came to be known as the Pulwama attack On February 14, in 1989, a fatwa was issued against Salman Rushdie for his book The Satanic Verses by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Illustration: Santan It …

Interviewer who tried to stop knife attack on novelist Salman Rushdie initially thought it was a prankk
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

‘I Was Dying’: Salman Rushdie Testifies Against Alleged Assailant In Harrowing Detail
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘I Was Dying’: Salman Rushdie Testifies Against Alleged Assailant In Harrowing Detail

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Salman Rushdie, appearing before a New York court Tuesday, recalled believing that he was dying as he lay in a pool of blood following his repeated “stabbing and slashing” by a then-unknown assailant at an arts institute in 2022. via Associated Press “He hit me very hard around my jawline and neck,” Rushdie said, recalling the first …

Salman Rushdie stabbing trial: Excerpts from Satanic Verses author’s testimony about harrowing knife attack
1 month, 2 weeks 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'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 …

Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into 2nd day
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into 2nd day

Deccan Chronicle  

Testimony is set to continue Tuesday in the trial of the man charged with stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack on a western New York stage. Jurors in the trial of Hadi Matar, 27, on Monday heard from staffers at the arts institution where Rushdie was set to give a speech in August 2022, when authorities …

Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into second day
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into second day

Associated Press  

Testimony is set to continue Tuesday in the trial of the man charged with stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack on a western New York stage. Jurors in the trial of Hadi Matar, 27, on Monday heard from staffers at the arts institution where Rushdie was set to give a speech in August 2022, when authorities …

Trial of Salman Rushdie's accused attacker Hadi Matar begins in New York courtroom
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trial of Salman Rushdie's accused attacker Hadi Matar begins in New York courtroom

ABC  

A jury has heard opening statements in the trial of a man accused of trying to murder Indian-born British-American novelist Salman Rushdie in August 2022. Hadi Matar allegedly attacked Rushdie on stage at the Chautauqua Institution as the author was being introduced to the audience for a talk about keeping writers safe from harm. Matar facing more charges involving terrorism …

Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

Hindustan Times  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Lawyers are scheduled to deliver opening statements Monday at the trial of the man charged with trying to fatally stab author Salman Rushdie in front of a lecture audience in western New York. Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie Rushdie, 77, is expected to testify during the trial of …

Salman Rushdie wrote about his attempted murder. Now he will face his attacker in court
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie wrote about his attempted murder. Now he will face his attacker in court

NPR  

Salman Rushdie wrote about his attempted murder. Now he will face his attacker in court toggle caption Cesar Luis de Luca/Picture alliance/Getty Images A trial has begun for the man accused of violently stabbing Salman Rushdie onstage at a literary event in 2022, which left the British author permanently blind in one eye. The trial was postponed last year to …

Standing with Rushdie, protecting free speech
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Standing with Rushdie, protecting free speech

Hindustan Times  

On August 12, 2022, a US-Lebanese citizen, Hadi Matar stabbed Salman Rushdie, now 77, multiple times when the celebrated author of Indian origin was introduced at a literary gathering in Chautauqua Institution near New York. In 1989, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of Iran, found Satanic Verses, Rushdie’s novel on the Prophet, blasphemous, and ordered Muslims to kill the author. …

Attempted murder trial of Rushdie assailant to begin
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Attempted murder trial of Rushdie assailant to begin

Raw Story  

by Gregory WALTON The man accused of trying to kill the author Salman Rushdie, leaving him blind in one eye, goes on trial Tuesday for attempted murder, according to state court filings. The Indian-born writer, a naturalized American based in New York, has faced death threats since his 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses" was declared blasphemous by Iran's supreme leader. …

Trial of Salman Rushdie attacker to launch with tricky jury selection
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trial of Salman Rushdie attacker to launch with tricky jury selection

Al Jazeera  

The trial of a man who attacked Indian-British author Salman Rushdie two years ago on a charge of attempted murder is due to start in the United States. Matar, 26, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault over the attack at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York. Prosecutors in the federal case argue …

Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses available in India
3 months ago

Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses available in India

The Hindu  

British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie’s controversial book The Satanic Verses has quietly returned to India 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government. It has also been at the centre of intense global controversy since its release, sparking debates on free expression, faith, & art," the bookseller said in a post on X. Manasi Subramaniam, Editor-in-Chief, Penguin Random …

After a 36-year ban, author Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' returns to India
3 months ago

After a 36-year ban, author Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' returns to India

Hindustan Times  

After a 36-year ban, celebrated author Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses' has quietly returned to India. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie book at Bahrisons book store Khan Market. The English language novel, which was banned in 1988 in India under the Rajiv Gandhi government due to its content deemed blasphemous by Muslim organisations, is available at Delhi's …

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

‘No such notification exists’: Delhi HC closes plea against 1988 ban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘No such notification exists’: Delhi HC closes plea against 1988 ban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has closed the proceedings on a petition challenging the Rajiv Gandhi-led Congress government's decision to ban the import of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel, "The Satanic Verses", in 1998. In a recent order, Justice Rekha Palli-led high court bench observed that the petition, which was pending since 2019, was infructuous and the petitioner would be entitled to …

Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker likely won’t hear about his motive
5 months, 3 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 author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
8 months ago

Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group

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 A man who severely injured …

Man who attacked Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
8 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
8 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's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial
8 months, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial

Hindustan Times  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Author Salman Rushdie does not have to turn over private notes about his stabbing to the man charged with attacking him, a judge ruled Thursday, rejecting the alleged assailant’s contention that he is entitled to the material as he prepares for trial. Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial Hadi Matar’s lawyers in …

Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect expected to reject 20-year plea deal
9 months, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect expected to reject 20-year plea deal

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 The man accused of attempting to murder author Salman Rushdie is …

Review: Knife by Salman Rushdie
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Review: Knife by Salman Rushdie

Hindustan Times  

A poem cannot stop a bullet. * If one wishes to cogently grasp Salman Rushdie’s non-fiction arc — I would strongly recommend the readers to first read Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991; Step Across This Line: Collected Non-fiction 1992-2002; Language of Truth: Essays 2003-2020; and Joseph Anton: A Memoir in which he looks back on the fatwa, the death …

‘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: Author of The Satanic Verses whose new book Knife reflects on 2022 attempt on his life
11 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, …

Salman Rushdie: What is a fatwa and why did Iran issue one against the Satanic Verses author?
11 months, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie: What is a fatwa and why did Iran issue one against the Satanic Verses author?

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. The writer was once the subject of global storm following the publication of his 1988 …

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

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

NPR  

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 …

How Salman Rushdie responded to the knife attack that almost killed him
11 months, 2 weeks 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 postponed for man charged in 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie due to forthcoming memoir
1 year, 2 months 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 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 …

Trial of man accused of Salman Rushdie attack faces potential delay over author’s memoir
1 year, 2 months 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
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Trial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie may be delayed until author's memoir is published
1 year, 2 months ago

Trial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie may be delayed until author's memoir is published

The Independent  

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Salman Rushdie is writing a ‘necessary book’ about his 2022 stabbing
1 year, 5 months ago

Salman Rushdie is writing a ‘necessary book’ about his 2022 stabbing

LA Times  

Author Salman Rushdie’s next book will focus on the near-fatal public attack on him in 2022. On Wednesday Rushdie announced that his next book will be a memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” to be released in the U.S. by Penguin Random House on April 16. “Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic …

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 …

Salman Rushdie to write a book on losing eyesight in knife attack
1 year, 9 months ago

Salman Rushdie to write a book on losing eyesight in knife attack

Live Mint  

Salman Rushdie has revealed his plans to pen a book detailing the harrowing incident in which he was stabbed on stage during a performance in New York in 2022, resulting in the loss of sight in one eye. Speaking at the esteemed Hay literary festival, Rushdie expressed his intent to explore the implications and significance surrounding the attack, rather than …

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