Man injured alongside Salman Rushdie in 2022 stabbing attack says he thought it was a prank at first
A man injured alongside author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York lecture stage said Thursday that he tried to stop the assault once he realized it wasn't a prank and was left with a gash above his eye.
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Salman Rushdie's alleged attacker's trial provokes new fear of terror | Opinion
Hadi Matar, a New Jersey man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie, is now on trial. The case spans the history of modern terrorism.
Rushdie tells court about stabbing attack: 'I thought he had punched me'
The celebrated writer was giving a talk on exiled writers and asylum in August 2022 when the suspect, Hadi Matar, allegedly attacked him with a knife, stabbing his left hand, neck and face. That last wound has left Rushdie partially blind.
Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him
A prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York that the acclaimed author didn’t even try to fight back.
Salman Rushdie Relived His Stabbing Attack in Court Testimony
Salman Rushdie appeared in court on Tuesday to testify in the trial of the man who is accused of trying to murder him onstage at a talk in western New York in 2022. “It occurred to me that I was dying.
Attempted murder trial begins for accused Salman Rushdie attacker
Caption: The trial of Hadi Matar, the man charged with attempted murder and assault in the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie in 2022, began Monday in a Mayville, N.Y., court. (Adrian Kraus/The Associated Press)
Jurors watch video showing a man stabbing Salman Rushdie as onlookers gasp in horror
Jurors have watched videos showing Salman Rushdie being repeatedly stabbed on a stage in western New York while audience members gasped in horror at the attack that left the prized-winning novelist seriously wounded and blinded in one eye.
Sir Salman Rushdie trial: Injured man ‘initially thought attack was a prank’
Henry Reese is co-founder of City of Asylum Pittsburgh, part of a network providing refuge for persecuted writers that Sir Salman inspired.
‘If you liked the book, meet the author...in a book’: Reading Salman Rushdie in good and bad times
Knife isn’t set in Hampi. It was the next Rushdie book I read. It is a painful, and gripping narrative. But it is also ...
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Rushdie stabbing trial begins
After more than two and a half years, the trial of a New Jersey man accused of attempting to murder a world-renowned author ...
Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie is going on trial, author is set to testify
Rushdie is expected to be one of the first witnesses in the trial of Hadi Matar, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of ...
Amitav Ghosh on the Salman Rushdie attack: ‘Horrified yet awed by his resilience; we’ve forgotten our shared humanity’
In an exclusive interview with indianexpress.com, Amitav Ghosh discusses the solitary nature of writing, why recognition and ...
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Salman Rushdie's stabbing trial begins with precarious jury selection
Matar admitted he had not read much of Rushdie’s writing. He had only read “a ... charged with severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack, sits in Chautauqua County court ...