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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.

Hadi Matar Convicted of Attempted Murder in Salman Rushdie Stabbing

Salman Rushdie Testifies in Trial of Alleged Attacker Following 2022 Stabbing