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Tribune News Service · Aug 18, 2022

Salman Rushdie attacker 'surprised' the author survived

The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York said in an interview that he was surprised to learn the author had survived

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Salman Rushdie: where to start with this pioneering and controversial author

On the eve of India’s 75th anniversary of independence (August 15), the 75-year-old Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times on stage in New York. Thankfully, the author survived the attack. But you might be wondering how a writer came to be the target of such violence.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2022

Salman Rushdie moderator Henry Reese says he won’t be ‘impeded from doing what we set out to do’

Co-founder of City of Asylum, which offers safety, shelter and support to persecuted writers says they will not be impeded from doing what they set out to do

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Lecture host says his concern is for Sir Salman and ‘what he means in the world’

Henry Reese said the incident in New York highlighted more than ever the values that Sir Salman stands for.

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Taking responsibility: On Salman Rushdie attack in New York

Iran might not be directly involved in the attack on Rushdie, but it must revoke the fatwa

The Hindu · Aug 16, 2022

The Guardian view on Salman Rushdie: democracy relies on the right to dissent

Editorial: No piece of writing deserves a death sentence or should be met with the threat of assault

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

Salman Rushdie attack: the legacy of the decades-old fatwa on the author, explained

In 1989, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini, who led the Islamic revolution in Iran ten years earlier, issued a fatwa – a religious edict – calling for the death of author Salman Rushdie. More than three decades later, at a literary event in New York state, a man who was…

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2022

BJP silent, VHP condemns attack on Salman Rushdie

Mr. Rushdie was attacked while he was speaking at a literary event in New York on August 12th

The Hindu · Aug 16, 2022

The 7 defining moments of Salman Rushdie’s life

As the author lies in hospital with life-changing injuries, Amy Francombe looks back at his controversial career and how he came to have a fatwa on his head

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2022