Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie's attacker found guilty of attempted murder

Rushdie, 77, was stabbed with a knife multiple times in the head, neck, torso and left hand, blinding his right eye and damaging his liver and intestines.

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Defendant Hadi Matar arrives for his trial on charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault dating to an attack on Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie, at Chautauqua County Court in Mayville, New York, US February 11, 2025
Defendant Hadi Matar arrives for his trial on charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault dating to an attack on Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie, at Chautauqua County Court in Mayville, New York, US February 11, 2025

Salman Rushdie's attacker says 'free Palestine' before first day of testimony

The attacker, Hadi Matar, appeared for his first day of trial and pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault at the Chautauqua County Courthouse.

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Author Salman Rushdie reacts to an audience member's medical emergency during his speech, as he receives the Peace Prize of the German book trade (Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels) during a ceremony at the Church of St. Paul in Frankfurt, Germany, October 22, 2023.

Salman Rushdie: Palestinian state would become 'Taliban-like,' satellite of Iran

"It's strange that a young progressive student politician supports a fascist terrorist group," said Rushdie about student protesters.

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The writer Salman Rushdie interviewed during Heartland Festival in Kvaerndrup, Denmark June 2, 2018.

Salman Rushdie warns of threat to freedom of expression in West

Rushdie has long faced death threats linked to his fourth novel, 'The Satanic Verses,' which was banned in countries with large Muslim populations upon its 1988 publication.

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Rushdie's attempted assassination should not be taken lightly - opinion

Endless patience and restraint will not improve America’s safety. Strong punitive action is needed to deter the leaders in Tehran. 

AUGUST 17, 2022ByFARHAD REZAEI
IN 2011, the Quds Force attempted to assassinate then-Saudi ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir.

Rushdie attack suspect said he respected Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini

The suspect of Salman Rushdie's stabbing said that he respected Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

AUGUST 17, 2022ByREUTERS
Author Salman Rushdie gestures during a news conference before the presentation of his latest book 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights' at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, October 7, 2015.

Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan speaks out on Iranian regime after Rushdie attack

Israel's Ambassador George Deek was threatened by his Iranian counterpart Seyerd Mousavi on Twitter last July.

AUGUST 17, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
George Deek, appointed Thursday as Israel's first Christian-Arab ambassador. He will serve in Azerbaijan

If you're being silenced, ask yourselves: What would Salman Rushdie do? - opinion

Clearly, these Islamist totalitarians were not just trying to silence Rushdie. They wanted the $3 million (NIS 9.85 m.) bounty on his head to have a chilling effect.

AUGUST 16, 2022ByGIL TROY
SALMAN RUSHDIE addresses an audience before a book signing event in Bucharest, in 2009.

Iran's proxy terror attacks are a direct hit on free speech - opinion

The correct response to Iran’s toxic efforts to murder dissidents in the West is an utter and complete refusal to be silent.

AUGUST 15, 2022ByEMILY SCHRADER
AUTHOR SALMAN RUSHDIE is interviewed in London in 2008.

Iran's view that Rushdie to blame for attack is 'despicable' - US

"We do not consider anyone other than himself and his supporters worthy of ...reproach and condemnation," said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani.

AUGUST 15, 2022ByREUTERS
Author Salman Rushdie gestures during a news conference before the presentation of his latest book 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights' at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, October 7, 2015.

Iran’s IRGC had contact with man charged with stabbing Rushdie - report

An official said it was “clear” prior to the stabbing that Matar was in contact with those “directly involved with or adjacent to the Quds Force."

AUGUST 15, 2022ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.

Salman Rushdie off ventilator and condition improving, agent says

"He's off the ventilator, so the road to recovery has begun," his agent, Andrew Wylie, wrote in an email to Reuters.

AUGUST 14, 2022ByREUTERS
Author Salman Rushdie arrives at the High Court to settle a libel action brought against Ron Evans local media reported, in London August 26, 2008.

World leaders condemn attack on Salman Rushdie

Lapid placed blame for the assault on Iran, while Biden reaffirmed Americans' right to free speech.

AUGUST 13, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
British author Salman Rushdie listens during an interview with Reuters in London, April 15, 2008.

Iran needs to be shown that it cannot win through aggression - editorial

Salman Rushdie, against whom a kill order was issued, was stabbed in the neck over the weekend.

AUGUST 13, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL
FILE PHOTO: Author Salman Rushdie arrives for the PEN New England's Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, US September 19, 2016.