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Sentencing of attacker who stabbed Salman Rushdie adjourned

Hadi Matar, found guilty of attempted murder in 2022 attack that partially blinded author, to be sentenced 16 May

The Guardian - US

After an attack on Salman Rushdie, the Chautauqua Institution says its mission won't change

For 150 years, the Chautauqua Institution has prided itself as a place that invites open dialogue and freedom of expression

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie reveals what he looks like after knife attack

On August 12, 2022, British author Salman Rushdie was ready to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York when a man suddenly attacked him with a knife on the stage. The award-winning novelist was severely injured with wounds to his neck and torso and subsequently lost vision…

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Salman Rushdie breaks silence after knife attack left author fighting for his life

Sir Salman Rushdie, who wrote the controversial novel The Satanic Verses, was attacked at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state on August 12 last year by 24-year-old Hadi Matar

Daily Mirror

Salman Rushdie will not promote new novel after attack

Author will not appear at launch events for Victory City, his first book since he lost the use of one eye and one hand after being stabbed, his agent has confirmed

The Guardian - UK

US sanctions Iranian group that put up bounty on Sir Salman Rushdie

The U.S. is imposing financial penalties on an Iranian-based organization that raised money to target Sir Salman Rushdie, who was violently attacked in August at a literary event in New York.

Evening Standard

Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and use of hand after ‘brutal’ stabbing, says agent

Novelist was stabbed around 12 times on stage at Chautauqua Institution two months ago

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Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye following attack, agent says

Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand following an attack on stage at a literary event in western New York in August, his agent said.

Reuters

British Library to host Salman Rushdie celebration event

Writers including Hanif Kureishi, Monica Ali and Nigella Lawson will gather in London to share readings and reflections two months after the author was attacked on stage

The Guardian - UK

Chautauqua Institution re-examines security after Salman Rushdie attack

When the author was attacked earlier this month, he was taking the stage at New York's Chautauqua Institution. The storied place in American cultural life is now rethinking how open it should be.

WEKU

Leïla Slimani: ‘Attack on Salman Rushdie shows why we must not censor ourselves’

The bestselling author fears she too could be a target but says terrorists cannot be allowed to win

The Guardian - UK

Chautauqua, where Salman Rushdie was attacked, has a long history of promoting free speech and learning for the public good

On Aug. 20, 2022, a large crowd gathered in front of the New York Public Library to hear prominent authors such as Kiran Desai, Gay Talese and Colum McCann read from novelist Salman Rushdie’s works. The event was organized as a demonstration of support for Rushdie after he was brutally…

The Conversation

Exiled writers reflect on freedom of speech in America in light of Rushdie attack

For dissident writers fleeing persecution overseas, the United States has long been a safe haven, a place where freedom of expression is tolerated and, even, valued.

WEKU

In Normally Tranquil Town, Shock over Rushdie Attack Persists

When Emily Sack saw a young man leap at Salman Rushdie on the stage of a cultural center in western New York state, it happened so suddenly that she barely realized she was witnessing an attack on the author's life, AFP reported. Like many other residents of the Chautauqua Institution…

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Paul Auster, Aasif Mandvi and others support Salman Rushdie with public readings

Writers Jeffrey Eugenides, Roya Hakakian, Kiran Desai, Tina Brown, Gay Talese and others gave live readings from the author's work as he recovered from a brutal attack.

Reuters

Literary institution where Salman Rushdie was attacked ramps up security

Chautauqua Institution, the bucolic New York retreat where Salman Rushdie was attacked last week, has added new security measures, including requiring photo identification and passing through metal detectors prior to entering its venues.

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Sir Salman Rushdie’s alleged attacker ‘surprised’ by author’s survival

Hadi Matar pleaded not guilty through his lawyer

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie attacker 'surprised' the author survived

The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York said in an interview that he was surprised to learn the author had survived

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Hundreds of authors to read from Salman Rushdie’s works in show of solidarity

The ‘Stand with Salman’ event in New York mirrors a public reading of The Satanic Verses that took place after the fatwa was issued in 1989

Evening Standard

Salman Rushdie attack: ‘I want to get back on stage with author,’ says lecture host Henry Reese

Lecture organiser says author’s values must be defended after stabbing

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie moderator Henry Reese says he won’t be ‘impeded from doing what we set out to do’

Co-founder of City of Asylum, which offers safety, shelter and support to persecuted writers says they will not be impeded from doing what they set out to do

The Independent UK

Lecture host says his concern is for Sir Salman and ‘what he means in the world’

Henry Reese said the incident in New York highlighted more than ever the values that Sir Salman stands for.

The Independent UK

Hadi Matar: Who is the New Jersey man charged with attempted murder of Salman Rushdie?

Hadi Matar appeared to become withdrawn and isolated after a trip to the Middle East to visit his father in 2018, his mother says

The New Daily

Salman Rushdie: The chilling interview he gave just two weeks before being attacked in New York

Salman Rushdie spoke about his fatwa in a magazine interview, saying he was more concerened with democaracy in the United States.

The Guardian - US

Moderator describes ‘tragic irony’ and ‘horror’ as violence on Rushdie unfolded

Ralph Henry Reese, co-founder of project that offers exiled writers refuge, says attack should serve as wake up call – and call to action

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