Banned books often challenge societal norms, question authority, and push the boundaries of free expression. While governments may attempt to silence them, their messages remain powerful and relevant.

One of the world's greatest novelists, Salman Rushdie has won many prestigious international literary awards and was knighted ...

NEW YORK, NY (ANI)-A jury in western New York has convicted Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old from New Jersey, of attempted murder for the stabbing of Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie.

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‘I remember thinking I was dying’: Salman Rushdie relives brutal ... group Hezbollah endorsed a decades-old fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death. Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah ...

and who had issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie's 1988 novel ‘The Satanic Verses’. "I respect the Ayatollah. I think he's a great person. That's as far as I will say about that," Matar said.

NEW YORK: An American-Lebanese man was found guilty Friday of attempting to kill novelist Salman Rushdie ... Rushdie as a victim of persecution following Iran's 1989 fatwa calling for his murder ...

Hadi Matar stabbed Salman Rushdie multiple times in the head ... leader of the militant group Hezbollah endorsed a decades-old fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death.

Hadi Matar was found guilty of attempting to kill novelist Salman Rushdie by repeatedly stabbing him on stage following a fatwa over The Satanic Verses. Matar faces up to 25 years in prison with ...

Matar's legal team had sought to prevent witnesses from characterizing Rushdie as a victim of persecution following Iran's 1989 fatwa calling for his murder over supposed blasphemy in "The Satanic ...

An American-Lebanese man was found guilty by a jury Friday of attempting to kill novelist Salman Rushdie ... Rushdie as a victim of persecution following Iran's 1989 fatwa calling for his murder ...