Satanic Verses

• Quebec writers react to Salman Rushdie attack

  Quebec writers are reacting to the attack on author Salman Rushdie, calling the stabbing horrific and arguing that it is much more dangerous to voice an opinion.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2022
  
• Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ 2 days after New York attack: agent

  `The Satanic Verses'' author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York.

  Crime

  Aug 14, 2022
  
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• Salman Rushdie attack is ‘a strike on freedom of expression’: Trudeau

  "No one should be threatened or harmed on the basis of what they have written. I’m wishing him a speedy recovery," Trudeau tweeted on Saturday.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2022
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• Salman Rushdie attack: Suspect charged with attempted murder, assault

  Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old man from Fairview, New Jersey, was arraigned late on Friday on charges of attempted murder and assault in the second degree.

  World

  Aug 13, 2022
• Salman Rushdie: Author on ventilator after being stabbed on New York stage

  Police identified the attacker as Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey. The motive for the attack was unclear, New York State Police said.

  Crime

  Aug 13, 2022
• Author Salman Rushdie attacked before lecture on New York stage, suspect in custody

  Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.

  World

  Aug 12, 2022