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Sir Salman issued the stark statement last week ... The event had tight security, with sniffer dogs and bag searches. Once Sir Rushdie entered the stage to an audience of applause, he joked ...
Salman Rushdie has come to terms with the attempt on his life the only way he knows: by writing about it in a book. He ...
Before being sentenced, Hadi Matar stood and made a statement about freedom of speech in which he called Rushdie a hypocrite.
Hadi Matar was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault after a two-week trial in February in ...
The man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years in prison.
The crazed fanatic who tried to stab Salman Rushdie to death ... not just upon Mr. Rushdie, but upon this community, upon the 1,400 people who were there to watch it,” the DA said.
Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie canceled his planned speech at a California college after students protested his appearance.
“Salman Rushdie wants to disrespect other people,” said Matar. “He wants to be a bully, he wants to bully other people. I don’t agree with that.” Later, outside the courtroom, defence ...
"Salman Rushdie wants to disrespect other people," said Matar ... detailed his recovery in his 2024 memoir, "Knife." Matar next faces a federal trial on terrorism-related charges.
"Salman Rushdie wants to disrespect other people," Matar said. "He wants to bully other people. I don't agree with that." He did not apologize or express any remorse over the stabbing attack.