The Latest Breaking News from Zafar Rushdie

Princess Kate visits Wimbledon. Rain interrupts play for the 2nd straight day

The Princess of Wales was at a rainy Wimbledon and is expected to sit in the Royal Box when play begins on Centre Court

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023

Who is in the Royal Box on the third day of Wimbledon?

The Royal Box is usually occupied by members of the royal family, celebrities and public figures

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023

Authors and friends rally and read for Salman Rushdie

Friends and fellow authors have spoken out on Salman Rushdie's behalf during a rally on the steps of the main branch of the New York Public Library

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

Hadi Matar: Who is the New Jersey man charged with attempted murder of Salman Rushdie?

Hadi Matar appeared to become withdrawn and isolated after a trip to the Middle East to visit his father in 2018, his mother says

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Who is Salman Rushdie? What is he famous for? Wasn't he in Bridget Jones' Diary?

The Indian-born author is best known for his controversial novel The Satanic Verses and fury around the book made him a pop culture figure.

ABC News · Aug 15, 2022

Moderator describes ‘tragic irony’ and ‘horror’ as violence on Rushdie unfolded

Ralph Henry Reese, co-founder of project that offers exiled writers refuge, says attack should serve as wake up call – and call to action

The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2022

The Loop: Sydney Airport hit with delays, fears of threat to FBI after Trump raid, and a Cameron Smith penalty — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News · Aug 14, 2022

Salman Rushdie awake and still ‘feisty’, family says

Author Salman Rushdie's life is still under threat but he remains "feisty" and maintains his sense of humour, his family says.

The New Daily · Aug 14, 2022

His feisty and defiant sense of humour remains: Salman Rushdie's son Zafar Rushdie on his father's health

An on-stage attack on former Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie during an event in upstate New York on August 12, 2022, sent shockwaves in the literary world. Rushdie was stabbed 15 times and was airlifted to a hospital where he was on ventilator support for a day. Now, roughly two days…

The Times of India · Aug 14, 2022

Salman Rushdie on ‘road to recovery’

The announcement from his agent followed news the lauded writer was removed from a ventilator Saturday and able to talk and joke.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 14, 2022