During sentencing, Matar addressed the court, expressing disdain for Rushdie and his work. “Salman Rushdie wants to ...

Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie canceled his planned speech at a California college after students protested his appearance.

FILE - Hadi Matar sits in Chautauqua County court in Mayville, N.Y., Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, file) FILE - Hadi Matar sits in Chautauqua County court in Mayville, N.Y., Feb. 21 ...

Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed Salman Rushdie, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday, 16th May. The attack took ...

Hadi Matar, 27, stood quietly as the judge pronounced the sentence. He did not deny attacking Rushdie, and when he was invited to address the court before being sentenced, Matar got in a few last ...

NEW YORK, NY – Hadi Matar, the man who nearly killed acclaimed author Salman Rushdie in a brutal 2022 attack, was sentenced on May 16 to 25 years in prison by a court in Chautauqua County.

In August 2022, Rushdie was repeatedly stabbed at a lecture event in New York in his neck, chest, eye, and other areas. He ...

The journey from Islamabad to Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, is a memorable one. Mine was made over 17 ...