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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

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022

Report: Salman Rushdie Lives, but Loses Use of Eye and Hand

Salman Rushdie’s agent says the author has lost sight in one eye and the use of a hand as he recovers from an attack from a man who rushed the stage at an August literary event in western New York, according to a published report. Literary agent Andrew Wylie told…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 23, 2022

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of one hand after stabbing attack

The 75-year-old author, whose novel The Satanic Verses prompted calls for his death, was knifed in the neck and torso more than dozen times two months ago

Daily Mirror · Oct 23, 2022

US considering Iran sanctions over Salman Rushdie attack

American officials weigh fresh sanctions as prospects of nuclear deal revival fade

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

Request for witness protection order made in Sir Salman Rushdie attacker case

District attorney Jason Schmidt wants to keep the identities of potential witnesses secret.

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

Prosecutors in Rushdie attack want delay to review evidence

The criminal case against the man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie involves so much potential evidence that prosecutors say they need more time to review it

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Authors attacked like Salman Rushdie

"Satanic Verses" wasn't the first novel to provoke a fanatic who has no grasp of literature's nuances

Salon · Sep 3, 2022

Salman Rushdie wasn't the first novelist to suffer an assassination attempt by someone who hadn't read their book

Hadi Matar, the man charged with the attempted murder of the distinguished novelist Salman Rushdie, admitted that he had only “read like two pages” of “The Satanic Verses,” Rushdie’s 1988 novel that angered fundamentalist Muslims around the world. Iran’s former Supreme Leader, Ayatalloh Ruhollah Khomeini, who announced a fatwa calling…

The Conversation · Aug 26, 2022

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 22, 2022

Authors and friends rally and read for Salman Rushdie

Friends and fellow authors have spoken out on Salman Rushdie's behalf during a rally on the steps of the main branch of the New York Public Library

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022