The Latest Breaking News from Salman Rushdie

"Satanic Verses" wasn't the first novel to provoke a fanatic who has no grasp of literature's nuances

The author’s new novel explores how global events shape individual lives – but nothing prepared him for this ‘dark moment’

When the author was attacked earlier this month, he was taking the stage at New York's Chautauqua Institution. The storied place in American cultural life is now rethinking how open it should be.

The bestselling author fears she too could be a target but says terrorists cannot be allowed to win

In 1989, Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini called for the author and those involved in the book's publication to be put to death.

The Office creator bolstered his security detail to protect him while he tests new material at the Soho theatre after fellow comedian Dave Chappelle and author Salman Rushdie were both attacked on stage

The author recently received a threat on Twitter after voicing her support for Sir Salman Rushdie.

Hadi Matar, the man charged with the attempted murder of the distinguished novelist Salman Rushdie, admitted that he had only “read like two pages” of “The Satanic Verses,” Rushdie’s 1988 novel that angered fundamentalist Muslims around the world. Iran’s former Supreme Leader, Ayatalloh Ruhollah Khomeini, who announced a fatwa calling…

Maish Alinejad survived two assassination plots in as many years. She talks to Richard Hall about her work and living in safe houses.

On Aug. 20, 2022, a large crowd gathered in front of the New York Public Library to hear prominent authors such as Kiran Desai, Gay Talese and Colum McCann read from novelist Salman Rushdie’s works. The event was organized as a demonstration of support for Rushdie after he was brutally…

India has always stood against violence and extremism, says External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi