Literature ❯Authors ❯Salman Rushdie

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Hadi Matar Sentenced to 25 Years for Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

The New Jersey man attacked Rushdie in 2022, motivated by a decades-old fatwa, leaving the author severely injured and partially blind.

Salman Rushdie Testifies in Trial of Alleged Attacker Following 2022 Stabbing

Salman Rushdie Testifies About Harrowing Knife Attack During Trial of Alleged Assailant