Salman Rushdie Attack
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Salman Rushdie lost sight in eye after August attack, agent saysThe attack came 33 years after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then Iran's supreme leader, issued a fatwa, or religious edict, calling on Muslims to assassinate Rushdie.WorldOct 23, 2022
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Authors, friends rally for Salman Rushdie a week after New York attackFriends and fellow authors spoke out on Salman Rushdie's behalf Friday in New York, one week after he was attacked onstage and hospitalized with stab wounds.WorldAug 19, 2022
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Salman Rushdie attacker denied bail, lawyers barred from speaking to mediaA grand jury has indicted Hadi Matar who stabbed Salman Rushdie as the acclaimed author prepared to give a talk in western New York on Aug. 12WorldAug 18, 2022
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Salman Rushdie’s attacker ‘surprised’ to learn author survived stabbingHadi Matar told the New York Post he had been planning to travel to see Rushdie since last winter, but wouldn't say if he was following Iran's fatwa on the controversial author.WorldAug 17, 2022
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Salman Rushdie attack: Iran denies involvement, lays blame on authorAn Iranian government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, though he justified the stabbing.CrimeAug 15, 2022
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Salman Rushdie attack: Mixed reactions from Iranians as government remains silentIt remains unclear why Salman Rushdie's attacker stabbed the author as he prepared to speak at an event Friday in western New York.WorldAug 13, 2022
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