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February 11, 2025 - Rushdie testifies in court against Matar, showing a jury his blinded right eye. On May 16, Matar is found ...
Salman Rushdie, the author with a $3 million bounty on his head for his 1988 book “The Satanic Verses,” once had a fatwa issued against him before he was stabbed in the neck by a masked assailant.
Author Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses" topped Amazon’s bestseller lists on Tuesday, ... SALMAN RUSHDIE, ATTACKED AT NEW YORK BOOK EVENT, EXPLORED GOOD VS. EVIL IN HIS WORK.
Salman Rushdie: Author of Knife and The Satanic Verses reflects on 2022 attempt on his life. Rushdie returns to the literary scene with a memoir recounting the violent attack he suffered on stage ...
Since the publication of The Satanic Verses, Rushdie has argued that religious texts should be open to challenge ...
Author Salman Rushdie, who lived for years under a death threat after his 1988 book "The Satanic Verses" drew the wrath of Iranian religious leaders, is defending the absolute right of free speech.
Author Salman Rushdie holds up a copy of his controversial book, “The Satanic Verses” during a 1992 news conference in Arlington, Va. Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday SEPT. 24, 1998 ...
Rushdie, 75, has contended with death threats since 1988 when he published his fourth novel, “The Satanic Verses.” Magical realism author Salman Rushdie has received death threats since 1988 ...
Rushdie is an Indian-born British-American novelist. He has written more than a dozen books, and six of his novels are USA TODAY bestsellers. His book "The Satanic Verses" has been banned in Iran ...
Author Salman Rushdie pictured in London in 2017. Author Salman Rushdie is in the hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed by a man at an arts festival in New York State on Aug. 12, 2022 ...
Rushdie was attacked over his book, The Satanic Verses, which has seen the author’s life threatened since its publication in 1988. Now, the author will release Victory City, his first book since ...
Author Salman Rushdie is in the hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed by a man at an arts festival in New York State on Aug. 12, 2022. The following article was published in 2018 on ...