CNNs Artemis Moshtaghian, Liam Reilly, Samantha Beech, Keith Allen, Adam Pourahmadi, Alex Stambaugh, and Brian Stelter contributed to this report. Read latest breaking news, updates, and headlines. All rights reserved. The US has sanctioned an Iranian organization which offered a $3.3m reward for the assassination of author Salman Rushdie, who was brutally attacked by a suspected terrorist in August. "He has that constitutional right of presumed innocence," Mr Barone added. [2] One of these people was the co-founder of City of Asylum, Henry Reese, onstage at the time, about to begin interviewing Rushdie. The author Salman Rushdie released excerpts of a new novel on Monday, four months after he was severely injured in a stabbing attack in the state of New York. Discovery Company. There Are Lots of Jews in Hollywood. Matar was described as being a quiet person who mostly kept to himself. Get up to the minute entertainment news, celebrity interviews, celeb videos, photos, movies, TV, music news and pop culture on ABCNews.com. Carried bags will also be banned in the amphitheater. Ten days before, the book's Italian translator Ettore Capriolo was stabbed multiple times at his home in Milan. Almost a third of young Britons think Salman Rushdie is a fish dish and not a prize-winning author, a survey found, as 29 per cent of 25 to 34-year-olds insisted they have tucked into the writer. Rushdie was being introduced Friday to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution when a man lunged onto the stage and stabbed him before a stunned audience. The comedian, 61, is currently playing at a small Soho theatre. [78], The CEO of PEN America commented, "We cannot immediately think of any comparable incident of a public violent attack on a writer during a literary event here in the United States. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. On Sunday, New York Gov. Iran's state-owned Kayhan newspaper, whose editor is chosen by the Supreme Leader, on Sunday called for Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo to be targeted by fanatics. Reflections on a dystopian classic. Stepping out with a mystery brunette, who dazzled in a shimmering gold frock, the 68-year-old turned heads at the Vanity Fair party on Sunday night, as he made a rare red carpet appearance. Save this story for later. 2022 FOX News Network, LLC. We are all hoping he is OK, Johnson said Friday. This cowardly attack on him yesterday is an attack on those values. The Alvis 4.3 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer Continuation in Photos, NLRB Targets USC, Pac-12 for Unfair LaborCharge, Need a Christmas Gift for Him? This act of violence is appalling. [56] According to The Observer, senior officials in Iran linked the stabbing to nuclear talks between Iran and the United States. The Index on Censorship, an organisation promoting free expression, said money was raised to boost the reward for Sir Salmans killing as recently as 2016, underscoring that the fatwa still stands. December 5, 2022. [14][28], Matar, a 24-year-old man from Fairview, New Jersey, was arrested at the scene. Resilience. The man accused of stabbing him pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges of attempted murder and assault, in what a prosecutor called a "pre-planned" crime. Sir Salman Rushdie has been taken off his ventilator and is talking as he recovers from being stabbed in the US. Sayyid Ata'ollah Mohajerani rejected suggestions that he played any part in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie despite passing a fatwa on him during his time as Iranian vice-president. FROM 'TOP CHEF' TO HER HIGH-PROFILE RELATIONSHIPS, Author Salman Rushdie, behind screen left, is tended to after he was attacked during a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. He added: "Right now my thoughts are with his loved ones. British-American writer Aatish Taseer said, in a since-deleted tweet, that the 75-year-old was "off the ventilator and talking (and joking)", which was then confirmed by the authors agent Andrew Wylie. Did you encounter any technical issues? Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, 51, the fourth wife of Salman Rushdie, 75, was spotted out in NYC on Friday afternoon hours after her former spouse was stabbed at a literary event in New York. By Salman Rushdie. Rushdie is now a naturalized US citizen and has lived in New York for 20 years. Watch breaking news videos, viral videos and original video clips on CNN.com. On August 12, at around 10:47 a.m. EDT, an attacker rushed the stage of Chautauqua Institution, where Rushdie was about to give a talk about the United States as a safe haven for exiled writers. She is fuming after being reminded of her link to the writer. " F. Scott Fitzgerald. [21] However, one eyewitness claimed that there was no security onstage. Firstpost - All Rights Reserved. Hadi Matar slammed Rushdie for 'attacking Islam', before adding 'I don't like him very much'. [77], Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, said "you can't justify what happened" in response to the stabbing. 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Read all the Latest News, Trending News,Cricket News, Bollywood News, In a press release, the New York State Police confirmed that a man rushed the stage and stabbed Rushdie, who turned 75 in June, in the neck. Sales of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel The Satanic Verses have soared after the author was attacked on stage. 358 comment s 4 video s "I love you and that's the beginning and end of everything. 1:17 PM EDT, Mon August 15, 2022, Salman Rushdie event moderator recounts stabbing attack, Man circulating videos of China protests says he has gotten death threats, Hear what weapons Boris Johnson thinks Ukraine needs the most, Watch brown bear walk free after 20 years of being caged in a restaurant, Watch the moment Brittney Griner lands on US soil, Hear what Viktor Bout said after he landed in Russia, CNN captures Ukrainian POW's emotional return home, How a prince became the center of a German far-right plot, Reuters: Nigerian women speak out about reported secret mass abortion program, She lives near a landfill. Mr Wylie had earlier said Sir Salman was using the ventilator and could lose an eye after he sustained injuries to his arm and liver in the attack. 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A judge ordered him to be held without bail after district attorney Jason Schmidt told her Matar took steps to purposely put himself in a position to harm Sir Salman, getting an advance pass to the event where the author was speaking and arriving a day early with a fake ID. Reflections on a dystopian classic. That Jewish media anti-Semites are always talking about. Discount has been applied to the RRP. A Warner Bros. Three days later, while Rushdie was on stage preparing to give a lecture in Chautauqua, New York, a young man ran up and stabbed him repeatedly. Ricky Gervais has reportedly bolstered his security detail in the wake of Salman Rushdie's on-stage attack in New York last week. [79] Nobel laureates Kazuo Ishiguro and Abdulrazak Gurnah were among the first to issue statements defending Rushdie, while his fellow Booker Prize winners Ian McEwan and Arundhati Roy also condemned the stabbing. "His condition is not yet known. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the All rights reserved. He was knighted in 2008 and earlier this year was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour as part of the Queens Birthday Honours. We assess for every event what we think the appropriate security level is, and this one was certainly one that we thought was important, which is why we had a State Trooper and Sheriff presence there, said institution President Michael Hill, who defended his organizations security plans when asked during a news conference Friday whether there would be more precautions at future events. On August 12, at around 10:47 a.m. EDT, an attacker rushed the stage of Chautauqua Institution, where Rushdie was about to give a talk about the United States as a safe haven for exiled writers. Salman Khan asks MC Stan to leave Bigg Boss 16 if he wants to. Enright, Donald Davie, John Wain, Roy Fuller, Robert Natalie Rushdie made her name belting out the National Anthem at major sporting events and she oozes self-assurance and natural glamour. The author Salman Rushdie released excerpts of a new novel on Monday, four months after he was severely injured in a stabbing attack in the state of New York. [2] Two weeks before he was stabbed, Rushdie told German current affairs magazine Stern that "nowadays my life is very normal again", and that social media would have made his life "more dangerous, infinitely more dangerous" had it existed in the 1980s. 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Get up to the minute entertainment news, celebrity interviews, celeb videos, photos, movies, TV, music news and pop culture on ABCNews.com. By Anthony Burgess. The 75-year-old writer, who had received death threats after the publication of his The Satanic Verses in 1988, was stabbed several times in the neck and abdomen. Their hate preserves their oppressive rule, he explained, recalling Iran as the only UN Member that openly states its wish to destroy another Member State. Matar has been very cooperative and communicating openly, the attorney said without discussing what was said during those conversations. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The author Salman Rushdie released excerpts of a new novel on Monday, four months after he was severely injured in a stabbing attack in the state of New York. The last flickerings of New Apocalypse poetrythe flamboyant, surreal, and rhetorical style favoured by Dylan Thomas, George Barker, David Gascoyne, and Vernon Watkinsdied away soon after World War II. Urging followers to get vaccinated, Natalie Rushdie, 34, shared a selfie from her hospital bed - which showed her with her eyes barely open and a tube in her nose. 2022 Variety Media, LLC. [81][82][83] The home page of the Booker Prize's website was also updated to reflect the attack on its "most decorated author" and the website also published an articlewritten by the Booker Prize Foundation's literary director Gaby Woodurging people to "celebrate his limitless imagination and his impact on the literary landscape". "This was a targeted, unprovoked, pre-planned attack on Mr Rushdie," Mr Schmidt said. By Anthony Burgess. [34], The investigation into Rushdie's stabbing is being led by the New York State Police, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Chautauqua County's district attorney. Considers Major DC Reboot, Sundance Unveils Female-Dominated 2023 Feature Lineup, Including Films From Nicole Holofcener, Sophie Barthes and Jane Campions Daughter. Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged., Earlier: A statement from New York State Police said: On August 12 2022, at about 11am, a male suspect ran up on to the stage and attacked Rushdie and an interviewer. Nasser Kanaani, a spokesman for Irans Foreign Ministry, said in a briefing to journalists on Monday: We, in the incident of the attack on Salman Rushdie in the U.S., do not consider that anyone deserves blame and accusations except him and his supporters. Wylie said that Rushdie faced the prospect of losing one of his eyes, in addition to the possibility of liver damage and multiple severed nerves in one arm. [94] Following the attack, the Chautauqua Institution announced it would require guests to furnish photo IDs to buy gate passes, which could be purchased anonymously before. [72][73][74], In Lebanon, Iran-backed Hezbollah denied any prior knowledge of the incident. Film Stories Where literature and movies meet. Rushdie had to undergo emergency surgery after the attack in upstate New York. They divorced in 2006. Rushdie, 75, was stabbed multiple times including once in the eye on stage in upstate New York - more than 30 years after the regime in Tehran issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for the author's murder. While we do not know the origins or motives of this attack, all those around the world who have met words with violence or called for the same are culpable for legitimizing this assault on a writer while he was engaged in his essential work of connecting to readers. Read latest breaking news, updates, and headlines. [18] During the assault, Reese sustained a shallow knife wound and deep bruising in the vicinity of his right eye. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then Supreme Leader of the Islamic republic, accused the Indian-born writer of committing blasphemy and issued a fatwa in February 1989calling for his death. 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The group faced an internal revolt after some members accused chairman Joanne Harris (right) of failing to protect free speech anddownplaying death threats against Harry Potter author JK Rowling (left). All of us in the Biden-Harris administration are praying for his speedy recovery. Get information on latest national and international events & more. That Jewish media anti-Semites are always talking about. You know that look, that its the worst day of your life look? Iran denied any involvement in the stabbing attack against Rushdie. The best opinions, comments and analysis from The Telegraph. Watch breaking news videos, viral videos and original video clips on CNN.com. Today Warner Bros gave its support to Ms Rowling, adding that it stands by its authors and creators who 'bravely express their creativity and opinions'. Rushdie was airlifted to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery but ultimately lost his vision in one eye and the use of one hand, his agent Andrew Wylie said in October. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to [email protected]. The White House has condemned the 'reprehensible' attack. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Matar who authorities said has no documented criminal history pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault with intent to cause physical injury with a deadly weapon, his public defender, Nathaniel Barone, told CNN on Saturday. Lilliput and Blefuscu are two fictional island nations that appear in the first part of the 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.The two islands are neighbours in the South Indian Ocean, separated by a channel 800 yards (730 m) wide.Both are inhabited by tiny people who are about one-twelfth the height of ordinary human beings.Both are empires, i.e. The author was taken or fell to the floor, and the man was restrained. Schmidt called the stabbing a targeted, preplanned, unprovoked attack on Mr. Rushdie, saying Matar traveled to Chautauqua by bus with cash, prepaid Visa cards and false identification. [48][67][68][69][70][71], In India, where The Satanic Verses is set and which was the first country to ban it, the response was mainly muted; most political leaders, writers and public figures, barring a few, remained silent on the issue. FRANK FUREDI: The most shocking thing about Friday's attack on Sir Salman Rushdie is not that it happened in the first place. [31][32][33], On October 23, Wylie reported that Rushdie had lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand. By Salman Rushdie. Discount has been applied to the RRP. He further added that he had only read "a couple pages" of The Satanic Verses, but he did not like him due to his criticism of Islam and had watched videos of him on YouTube. The assailant stabbed him ten times, straining to continue the attack even as several people held him back. [21] Lilliput and Blefuscu are two fictional island nations that appear in the first part of the 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.The two islands are neighbours in the South Indian Ocean, separated by a channel 800 yards (730 m) wide.Both are inhabited by tiny people who are about one-twelfth the height of ordinary human beings.Both are empires, i.e. Sir Salmans publisher Penguin Random House said they were deeply shocked and appalled by the incident. December 5, 2022. The authors agent, Andrew Wylie, said in a statement to the New York Times Friday evening, The news is not good. Wylie said the author is on a ventilator and cannot speak. Prasad is currently under critical condition due to a cerebrovascular accident. Market data provided by Factset. Iranian forces shooting at faces and genitals of female protesters, medics say Your source for nuanced news about Jewish people, places, and things. [42] The New York Post, referencing law enforcement, reported that Matar expressed views in support of the Iranian government. Sir Salman Rushdie has been taken off his ventilator and is talking as he recovers from being stabbed in the US. Prasad is currently under critical condition due to a cerebrovascular accident. In Love, Loss, and What We Ate, the Lakshmi recalls how Rushdie needed constant care and frequent sex and was even insensitive to a medical condition that made intercourse painful for her. 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The assailant stabbed him ten times, straining to continue the attack even as several people held him back. Matar benefits from the presumption of innocence, a fair trial and due process, as does every individual in our country, Barone said Monday. We are extremely relieved that yesterday he was taken off the ventilator and additional oxygen and he was able to say a few words, the statement said. Joe Biden on Saturday issued a statement hailing the author as standing 'for essential, universal ideals'. Author Salman Rushdie has lost vision in one eye and has been left "incapacitated" in one hand after he was stabbed in upstate New York in August, his agent said.. Rushdie, 75, who had received several death threats after the publication of his The Satanic Verses, was stabbed several times in the neck and abdomen before he was due to give a talk in the state of New York. CHRISTOPHER HART: Why DID we give Salman Rushdie a knighthood - for services to sneering at Britain? (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images). Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator, cannot speak, and will likely lose an eye, after the novelist was stabbedup to 15 times on Friday by a suspect police identified as a man from New Jersey. [61][49], Within Iran, conservative newspapers generally welcomed the attack, as well as the state broadcaster (who referred to Rushdie as an apostate), while reformist publications such as Etemad condemned it. The audience was evacuated after the incident. realms ruled by an emperor. [35], The suspect, Hadi Matar, was charged in state court with attempted second-degree murder and second-degree assault and remanded without bail. Its a brotherly environment, family environment we try to involve everybody. Save this story for later. Our thoughts and passions now lie with our dauntless Salman, wishing him a full and speedy recovery. 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"[14][15], In the years prior to the stabbing, Rushdie traveled without a security detail, and the Chautauqua festival where he was speaking was known for its "accessible" and "relaxed environment". That year, Rushdie published a memoir, "Joseph Anton," about the fatwa. Yusuf Islam (aka pop legend Cat Stevens) claimed he'd been misunderstood over his support for the deadly fatwa on Salman Rushdie. Matar was carrying a false driver's license using the same second name as that of the assassinated Hezbollah leader, Imad Mughniyeh. Author Salman Rushdie is tended to after he was attacked during a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. 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Regarding the attack on Salman Rushdie, we do not consider anyone other than (Rushdie) and his supporters worth of blame and even condemnation, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said in a televised news conference Monday. The ability to share ideas without fear. Film Stories Where literature and movies meet. Now she has to bathe in salt water, Expert: China has failed to prepare residents when zero-Covid policy ends, Amateur fossil hunters find rare intact plesiosaur skeleton, Reporter describes 'rare' behavior from Xi at former leader's memorial, Indonesian parliament passes new criminal code banning sex outside marriage, Italy reckons with over 1,400 sites linked to fascist past, File photo dated September 9, 2018 of author Salman Rushdie at a signing session in Strasbourg, east of France. 2022 FOX News Network, LLC. [80] Shortly afterwards, other Booker Prize winners, such as Graham Swift, Margaret Atwood and Ben Okri, would also publish their responses to Rushdie's stabbing. She heard people screaming and crying, she told CNN, and saw people from the audience rushing up to the stage. If Salman Rushdie can be silenced, so can we all, writes Booker Prize winning author BEN OKRI, 'He was a loner and didn't socialise much': Neighbours describe knifeman, 24, accused of attacking Salman Rushdie as he pleads not guilty in New York court after brutal stabbing, Iran-sympathizer, 24, who stabbed Salman Rushdie, 75, at NY literary fair pleads NOT GUILTY to attempted murder and assault as author remains on a ventilator and faces losing an eye, The White House condemns 'reprehensible' attack on Salman Rushdie, calling the violence 'appalling' as the author remains on a ventilator and may lose an eye after the attack by Iran-sympathiser, JK Rowling's death threat from Iran-supporting Islamic extremist DID NOT violate Twitter's rules after the vile troll warned 'you are next' in response to her support of stabbed author Salman Rushdie, JK Rowling is 'feeling very sick' after learning 'horrifying' news that Salman Rushdie has been stabbed and says: 'Let him be OK', The moment Salman Rushdie knifeman was tackled by audience members seconds after stabbing is revealed in new video - as author is put on ventilator and risks losing an eye following attack by Iran-sympathiser, Iran state media hails Salman Rushdie's attacker as 'courageous and duty-conscious man' whose hands should be kissed for 'tearing the neck of the enemy of God with a knife', Man, 24, who stabbed Salman Rushdie had fake driver's license in name of HEZBOLLAH commander and praised Iran's Revolutionary Guard on social media: Author is on ventilator, will likely lose an eye, his arm nerves are severed and his liver damaged, The unlikely lothario who basks in the social limelight: Four-times married literary giant Salman Rushdie has wooed a string of women - despite being slammed by ex-wife Padma Lakshmi as a spoilt baby who needed constant praise and 'frequent sex', Salman Rushdie's fourth wife Padma Lakshmi is pictured out in NYC after her former spouse was left horrifically-injured and on a ventilator after being stabbed in Buffalo by 'Iranian government sympathizer', The murder plots on US soil inspired by Tehran: John Bolton, Mike Pompeo and a Brooklyn dissident have been 'targeted for assassination by Iran' in recent weeks - as Salman Rushdie fights for his life after stabbing attack, Stabbing leaves Salman Rushdie on a ventilator, unable to speak and he could lose an eye as well as suffering nerve damage as knifeman from New Jersey 'with sympathies for Iran' is held, 20 seconds of horror: How Salman Rushdie stabbing bloodbath unfolded in front of hundreds of people who gasped as masked knifeman leapt on stage and knifed author 'up to 15 times' - as it emerges he is on ventilator and may lose an eye, 'I'm stupidly optimistic. [28][29], On August 14, Wylie said that Rushdie was on the "road to recovery", adding, "it will be long; the injuries are severe, but his condition is headed in the right direction. Naive as she admits she was back then, Padma Lakshmi couldnt understand why a world-famous author took such an interest in her when they met at a lavish party, TOM LEONARD writes. Suspect Allegedly Involved in Salman Rushdie's Stabbing Charged with Attempted Murder and Assault Man Arrested After 4 Killed, 3 Wounded in 'Senseless Murder Rampage': Memphis Police The interviewer suffered a minor head injury. Salman the Smug: As Rushdie's ex-wife pens a deeply unflattering memoir branding him cruel, vain and sex mad, why do young beauties keep falling for him? Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" drew death threats from Iran's leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York. The interviewer suffered a minor head injury. Get information on latest national and international events & more. Appalled that Sir Salman Rushdie has been stabbed while exercising a right we should never cease to defend. The best opinions, comments and analysis from The Telegraph. Authorities are investigating what motivated the stabbing, which has prompted the state to increase police presence in Chautauqua, New York State Police Superintendent Kevin Bruen said. Offer valid for a limited time only. The Guardian noted that the silence on the issue from Indian Muslim leaders was due to heightened religious tensions in the country in recent years which they were choosing not to further ignite with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party which has also remained silent. Author Joanne Harris (pictured) has 'liked' a series of tweets mocking JK Rowling only hours after she denied taking a swipe at the Harry Potter author by organising a 'tasteless' Twitter poll. Both, the first and second namesare linked to infamous terrorist organization Hezbollah. Salman Rushdie with his insight into humanity, with his unmatched sense for story, with his refusal to be intimidated or silenced stands for essential, universal ideals. Something went wrong, please try again later. In 2012, a semi-official Iranian religious foundation raised the bounty for Rushdie from $2.8 million to $3.3 million. Author Salman Rushdie, behind screen left, is tended to after he was attacked during a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. Previously: Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator after being attacked as he was about to deliver a lecture in western New York on Friday. The TV cook, 61, recalled the shocking moment MI5 stormed her kitchen after mistakenly fearing there had been an 'assassination attempt' on Salman Rushdie's life. Now hoping for swift healing, she said. One of these people was the co-founder of City of Asylum, Henry Reese, onstage at Rushdie was taken off a ventilator over the weekend but was still being treated for injuries including three stab wounds to his neck, four stab wounds to his stomach, puncture wounds to his right eye and chest, and a laceration on his right thigh, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said Saturday, adding the author may lose his right eye. Associated Press contributed to this report. The New Yorker said this excerpt will be published in its print edition dated 12 December and due out for sale on Monday. That Jewish media anti-Semites are always talking about. Sir Salman began his writing career in the early 1970s with two unsuccessful books before Midnights Children, about the birth of India, which won the Booker Prize in 1981. What better way to celebrate your 72nd birthday than on the arm of a beautiful woman more than 30 years your junior? Iran has also offered over $3 million in reward for anyone who kills Rushdie. Author Salman Rushdie claims that late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had a surprisingly 'touch-feely' side and that he was even groped once by her. Press freedom non-profit PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel in a statement said: PEN America is reeling from shock and horror at the word of a brutal, premeditated attack on our former President and stalwart ally, Salman Rushdie, who was reportedly stabbed multiple times while on stage speaking at the Chautauqua Institute in upstate New York. It looked like a sort of bad prank, and it didnt have any sense of reality, Reese told CNNs Reliable Sources. And then when there was blood behind him, it became real., Opinion: I saw the terrifying attack on Salman Rushdie, a man who lives with danger and chooses to thrive. 2022 Cable News Network. [41], A source in law enforcement told local news that Matar's social media accounts indicated support for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and for Shia extremism. File photo dated September 9, 2018 of author Salman Rushdie at a signing session in Strasbourg, east of France. [21] He described the assault on Rushdie as "unlike anything in [the institution's] nearly 150-year history". Salman Rushdie called me a 'bad investment' when our marriage broke down, says Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, That's one hot date! It was very difficult to understand. We have a large number of Muslims and apart from that, what the book contains at this time is not acceptable." He has devoted tireless energy to assisting others who are vulnerable and menaced, PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel said in a statement. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a tweet he was appalled by the attack on Rushdie, who is also a British citizen and after the issuance of the fatwa began a decade under British protection. DAN WOOTTON: There should have been only one response from the literary world when JK Rowling was threatened with death after tweeting support for Sir Salman Rushdie: Unity against such behaviour. Iranian forces shooting at faces and genitals of female protesters, medics say Save this story for later. [89], The assault on Rushdie resulted in renewed interest in obtaining copies of The Satanic Verses, with the novel ranked number thirteen on Amazon.com by the afternoon after he was stabbed. UPDATED Sunday: Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie remains in critical condition, but retains his feisty sense of humor, his son Zafar Rushdie said in a statement. Responding to the idea that authors should write only 'what they know' or risk being 'cancelled', the Booker Prize winner said he could not accept that 'there are areas in which censorship is acceptable'. The chairman of a British-based human rights organisation which has received over 1.4 million in charity cash praised the fatwa on Sir Salman Rushdie (pictured) less than a year ago. On August 12, 2022, a man stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie multiple times as he was about to give a public lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, United States. It remains unclear how the suspect may have entered the event armed with a knife. [36] Matar pleaded not guilty. [75][76] However, Hezbollah supporters hailed the attacker on social media, calling him a hero, and using the hashtag "holy stabbing" in their posts. He survived the fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini over his blasphemous novel The Satanic Verses, but Sir Salman Rushdie has now embarked on a war of words with Twitter. Save this story for later. Also injured in the attack was Ralph Henry Reese, another speaker who suffered a minor head injury. Witnesses saw the knifeman strike 'ten to 15 times' in a matter of seconds before Sir Salman Rushdie, 75, fell to the floor covered in blood in New York State. The recent near-fatal attack on the author stems from a long history of violent backlash that Rushdie has received. The Clockwork Condition. [22][23][24], Rushdie suffered four wounds to the stomach area of his abdomen, three wounds to the right side of the front part of his neck, one wound to his right eye, one wound to his chest and one wound to his right thigh. Save this story for later. [87], Paul Tighe, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, spoke in support of Rushdie as he opened an exhibition the day after the attack. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Latest news from around the globe, including the nuclear arms race, migration, North Korea, Brexit and more. EVIL IN HIS WORK. Latest news from around the globe, including the nuclear arms race, migration, North Korea, Brexit and more. One of these people was the co-founder of City of Asylum, Henry Reese, onstage at [11] Hitoshi Igarashi, who translated The Satanic Verses in Japanese, was stabbed to death in July 1991. 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