Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses

Witnesses describe wordless knife attack on Salman Rushdie, 'The Satanic Verses' author
Jurors heard how a knife attack on novelist Salman Rushdie unfolded in a matter of seconds at a 2022 New York talk and how close he came to death, in the prosecutor's opening statement on Monday at the trial of the man accused of trying to murder the author.
Salman Rushdie stabbing trial: Excerpts from Satanic Verses author’s testimony about harrowing knife attack
In his own words, author Salman Rushdie describes the moments when a stranger rushed at him on stage in western New York and began attacking him
Salman Rushdie Testifies at Trial of Man Accused of Stabbing Him: 'I Was Screaming Because of the Pain'
The Satanic Verses author was left blind in one eye after a 24-year-old man allegedly stormed the stage and attacked him at a literary festival in New York
Author Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock as an attacker repeatedly stabbed him on stage
Author Salman Rushdie described the frenzied moments when a masked man rushed at him on a stage and repeatedly slashed him with a knife.
Man injured with Salman Rushdie in WNY stabbing says he thought it was ‘prank’ at first
The man said once he realized it wasn't a prank he tried to stop the attack, and ended up with a gash over his eye.
Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him
Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York that the author didn’t even try to fight back, a prosecutor said Monday during opening statements in the suspect’s attempted murder trial.
‘I Was Dying’: Salman Rushdie Testifies Against Alleged Assailant In Harrowing Detail
It was the first time that the author had come face-to-face with the suspect since the 2022 stabbing, which left him blind in one eye.
Sir Salman Rushdie trial: Injured man ‘initially thought attack was a prank’
Henry Reese is co-founder of City of Asylum Pittsburgh, part of a network providing refuge for persecuted writers that Sir Salman inspired.
'Knife' by Salman Rushdie: Author refuses to be silenced once again
Salman Rushdie has been getting death threats for more than 35 years. The Indian-born British-American novelist sparked outrage with his book "The Satanic Verses" in 1988. It was declared blasphemous by many Muslims,
Upstate NY trial begins for radical accused of stabbing ‘Satanic Verses’ author Salman Rushdie
Hadi Mater, 26, is due to go on trial Tuesday for the 2022 stabbing of ‘The Satanic Verses’ author Salman Rushdie, who is ...
Jurors watch video showing a man stabbing Salman Rushdie as onlookers gasp in horror
Jurors have watched videos showing Salman Rushdie being repeatedly stabbed on a stage in western New York while audience ...
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'The Satanic Verses' author Rushdie says stabbing left him in a 'lake of blood'
Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie described being left in a "lake of blood" after a frenzied knife attack that left ...
‘I thought he had punched me’: Novelist Salman Rushdie takes stand in trial of his accused stabber
The novelist Salman Rushdie showed a jury his blinded right eye on Tuesday as he testified against the man charged with ...
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Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’ hits Indian bookshelves after bureaucratic blunder
As Salman Rushdie’s stabbing trial in the US grabs international headlines, bookstores in the author’s native India are now selling “The Satanic Verses”, almost four decades after banning it.
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Poignant And Chilling Testimony From Salman Rushdie
Rushdie’s testimony was followed by brief cross-examination. He acknowledged that false memories can occur, citing his ...
Salman Rushdie's wife wipes her tears as he reveals horrific NY stabbing details, removes glasses to show blind eye
Salman Rushdie appeared in a court on Tuesday, where he confronted the man who is suspected of almost murdering him.