The Latest Breaking News from Salman Rushdie

Sir Salman Rushdie’s suspected attacker identified

Sir Salman Rushdie, whose writing in the 1980s drew death threats, may lose an eye after being stabbed repeatedly at an event in New York, his agent has said.

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2022

JK Rowling working with police after receiving threat following Rushdie tweet

The Harry Potter author shared screenshots of the potential threat to Twitter.

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2022

Salman Rushdie attack prompts muted reaction in India and Pakistan

Majority of public figures have chosen not to comment on attempt on Indian-born writer’s life

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

Rajiv Gandhi govt. decision to ban Rushdie's book was justified, taken for law & order reasons: Natwar Singh

Former Minister of State for External Affairs K. Natwar Singh said he was "very distressed" over the attack.

The Hindu · Aug 13, 2022

Activists Accuse Iran of Responsibility for Rushdie Attack

Iran's rulers bear responsibility for the attack against the British writer Salman Rushdie as the Islamic republic never repudiated a 1989 order issued by its founder calling for the novelist to be killed, activists and opponents charged Saturday. While the fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini over Rushdie's novel "The…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 13, 2022

Rushdie told German magazine his life is now 'relatively normal'

In an interview conducted just weeks before he was stabbed and seriously wounded by an attacker in New York state, author Salman Rushdie said his life was now "relatively normal", after having lived in hiding for years because of death threats.

Reuters · Aug 13, 2022

Salman Rushdie attack: Iranians react with mixture of praise and concern

Praise for attack on writer targeted by decades-old fatwa comes as some fear incident will leave Iran more isolated

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

'I am happy to hear he was attacked' - Iranians react to Salman Rushdie stabbing

Sir Salman has been the subject of a 'fatwa' since the 1980s

Wales Online · Aug 13, 2022

Salman Rushdie once complained about ‘too much security’ around him: Report

Following the attack on Friday, questions were raised about the security precautions — or lack thereof — at the host institution

The Hindu · Aug 13, 2022

Iran's hardline newspapers praise Salman Rushdie's attacker

Several hardline Iranian newspapers poured praise on Saturday on the person who attacked and seriously wounded author Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” had drawn death threats from Iran since 1989.

Reuters · Aug 13, 2022