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Salman Rushdie has come to terms with the attempt on his life the only way he knows: by writing about it in a book. He ...
Sir Salman Rushdie says he has moved on from the knife attack which has seen his attacker jailed for attempted murder. Hadi ...
Salman Rushdie reveals moment he thinks writers will be ‘screwed’ by AI - Author also said he is ‘over’ the knife attack that ...
In February, a jury found Hadi Matar guilty of attempted murder in the 2022 stabbing attack on Salman Rushdie while the ...
A man who attacked Salman Rushdie with a knife in front of a stunned audience in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison.Hadi Matar, 27, ...
Why did Salman Rushdie, famed author of “The Satanic Verses” and radical Islam’s most famous heretic, abruptly bow out of ...
Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie canceled his planned speech at a California college after students protested his appearance.
Two recent flare-ups over commencement speeches show how difficult—and necessary—truly defending free expression is.
Lawyers for New Jersey resident Hadi Matar said they planned to appeal the sentence, which was the maximum possible.
Hadi Matar, the defendant, said he believed Mr. Rushdie to be a hypocrite. His attack left the acclaimed author blind in one ...
Renowned novelist Sir Salman Rushdie has backed out of a college commencement speech at the eleventh hour amid intensifying backlash over “troubling statements.” Claremont McKenna College President ...
Salman Rushdie's attacker, Hadi Matar, receives 25-year sentence for attempted murder. Rushdie was stabbed during a lecture, suffering severe injuries.