Salman Rushdie, Attack

Man injured alongside Salman Rushdie in 2022 stabbing attack says he thought it was a prank at first
A man injured alongside author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York lecture stage told jurors that he tried to stop the assault once he realized it wasn't a prank and was left with a gash above his eye.
Salman Rushdie testifies to horror attack after repeatedly stabbed by stranger
Salman Rushdie detailed the horrific attack in which he was repeatedly stabbed by a masked stranger on a stage in western New York. The 77-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of the 2022 attack during an panel event about writer's safety.
‘I Was Dying’: Salman Rushdie Testifies About Terrifying Stabbing Attack
The author recounted in vivid testimony the moment when an attacker stabbed him about 15 times as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.
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 members gasped in horror at the attack that left the prized-winning novelist seriously wounded and blinded in one eye.
Rushdie tells court about stabbing attack: 'I thought he had punched me'
Schaffer also notes that Matar did not sneak into the event and had obtained a gate pass to attend the Chautauqua Institution that day. She asks the jury to keep in mind what his intent was, which she argues will be hard for the prosecutors to prove.
Salman Rushdie attack trial: Author was too stunned to react after being stabbed on stage
Author was too stunned to react after being stabbed on stage - Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie was stabbed while on stage in New York in 2022
Excerpts from Salman Rushdie's court testimony about a harrowing 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
'Great pain and shock': Salman Rushdie testifies in the trial of his suspected attacker
Salman Rushdie described in graphic detail on Tuesday the frenzied moments in 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in western New York and repeatedly slashed him with a knife, leaving him with life-threatening injuries.
Salman Rushdie tells court he thought he was dying after stabbing
The author says he felt like he was lying in "a lake of blood" after he was attacked on stage in New York state.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
'I was dying:' Salman Rushdie testifies about gruesome stabbing in Chautauqua County
Matar was apprehended on Aug. 12, 2022, after authorities say he rushed the stage of the Chautauqua Institution's ...