Salman Rushdie said he’s tired of being everyone’s “free speech Barbie” four years after the author survived an assassination attempt that left him blinded in his right eye. “It’s a subject I’m... Read more »
“It makes me want to hide behind the furniture,” Rushdie now says of his debut. It’s a science fiction story, more or less, but also indicative of the sort of writer Rushdie would become:... Read more »
Salman Rushdie says he has been free of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder despite almost dying from being stabbed during an attempted assassination in 2022, prompting his therapist to humorously conclude... Read more »
The man found guilty of attempted murder of Salman Rushdie has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. On Friday, the Chautauqua county court issued the sentence to Hadi Matar, 27, of... Read more »
The man who stabbed and partially blinded novelist Salman Rushdie in 2022 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday for an attack that also wounded a second man, a... Read more »
Salman Rushdie will be the subject of a new documentary on his life and attempted assassination in 2022. Alex Gibney, the documentarian behind such films The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon... Read more »
Salman Rushdie has said that the formation of a Palestinian state âright nowâ would mean a âTaliban-like stateâ is created. Commenting on the US campus protesters calling for a free Palestine, the... Read more »
Salman Rushdie made a rare public appearance since he was stabbed and attacked at a literary event last year when the author collected an award on Wednesday night at the Václav Havel... Read more »