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 of the controversial book, 'The Satanic Verses', was stabbed on stage last week at a literary event at the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident. “I think it’s terrible, sad,” Khan said in an interview with the Guardian newspaper when asked for his response on Rushdie’s assault. ALSO READ | Salman Rushdie attack: Accused Hadi Matar 'surprised' the author survived

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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 …

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: 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 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 …

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 …

Salman Rushdie is writing a ‘necessary book’ about his 2022 stabbing
1 year, 2 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, 5 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 …

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,” …

Author Salman Rushdie's epic reply to troll gets a thumbs up from Twitter. See post
1 year, 10 months ago

Author Salman Rushdie's epic reply to troll gets a thumbs up from Twitter. See post

India Today  

British author Salman Rushdie is back with his new book Victory City after he was victim to a deadly knife attack in New York City. The 75-year-old author acknowledged the existence of post-traumatic stress disorder in his first interview after the attack and recalled that he had difficulty writing anything. In the comments section, a Twitter user decided to troll …

Salman Rushdie reflects on nightmares and recovery after ‘colossal’ stabbing attack
1 year, 10 months 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, 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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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 …

Farrukh Dhondy | The targeting of Salman Rushdie: Shadow of the 1989 fatwa back
2 years, 4 months ago

Farrukh Dhondy | The targeting of Salman Rushdie: Shadow of the 1989 fatwa back

Deccan Chronicle  

“The furtive magpie crouched and stitched the ground With ever still a watchful, wary eye For any sign of movement all around Which may cause it to panic and to fly They say, O Bachchoo, one brings bad luck And a pair of them will promise you joy A trio of them won’t promise a f--antasy Counting thieving birds can …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

An introduction to the works of Salman Rushdie
2 years, 4 months ago

An introduction to the works of Salman Rushdie

The Economist  

A YATOLLAH RUHOLLAH KHOMEINI had probably never heard of Salman Rushdie when the bespectacled, slightly balding, Indian-born British author’s fourth novel, “The Satanic Verses”, came out in 1988. Yet within five months, Iran’s supreme leader had made the writer the world’s most famous literary apostate, describing the book as “blasphemous against Islam” and issuing a fatwa on national radio calling …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

Who is Salman Rushdie? Know about 'The Satanic Verses' book author
2 years, 4 months ago

Who is Salman Rushdie? Know about 'The Satanic Verses' book author

India TV News  

The attack on author Salman Rushdie has evoked widespread condemnation from people across the world. Rushdie, the Mumbai-born controversial author who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing 'The Satanic Verses', suffered multiple wounds to the neck and abdomen after a man stormed the stage and stabbed him as he was about to deliver a lecture at a literary …

'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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Who is Hadi Matar, the 24-year-old man who stabbed Salman Rushdie in New York
2 years, 4 months ago

Who is Hadi Matar, the 24-year-old man who stabbed Salman Rushdie in New York

India Today  

Moments after author Salman Rushdie was attacked on Friday, authorities arrested the man who stabbed the author. New York Police identified the suspect as Hadi Matar from Fairview, New Jersey. Major Eugene Staniszewski of the New York State Police told media on Friday that the suspect, Hadi Matar, jumped on the stage soon after Rushdie was introduced and “stabbed him …

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 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 …

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 attack: Who is Hadi Matar, man who stabbed renowned author?
2 years, 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie attack: Who is Hadi Matar, man who stabbed renowned author?

India TV News  

Highlights Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old from Fairview, New Jersey attacked author Salman Rushdie. Salman Rushdie attack: Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old from Fairview, New Jersey was identified as the attacker who stabbed renowned author Salman Rushdie ahead of his speech in New York. Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed on stage on …

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