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Salman Rushdie attacker, who stabbed him on stage in New York, sentenced to 25 years in jail

Salman Rushdie attacker, who stabbed him on stage in New York, sentenced to 25 years in jail

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Hadi Matar, the man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on stage in 2022, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a New York court. Matar, 27, attacked Rushdie during a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, leaving the author blind in one eye. New York: Hadi Matar, the man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday. The 27-year-old was found guilty of attempted murder and assault by a jury in February. Rushdie, who was left blind in one eye from the attack, submitted a victim impact statement but did not appear in court for the sentencing. During the trial, the 77-year-old author testified as the key witness, recalling how he felt he was dying when Matar, masked and armed with a knife, attacked him on stage at the Chautauqua Institution. Rushdie described being stabbed in the head and body more than a dozen times as he was being introduced to speak about writer safety. Before being sentenced, Matar …

Man Who Stabbed Author Salman Rushdie Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

Man Who Stabbed Author Salman Rushdie Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

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New York: The man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years in prison. A jury found Hadi Matar, 27, guilty of attempted murder and assault in February. Salman Rushdie did not return to court to the western New York courtroom for his assailant’s sentencing but submitted a victim impact statement. During the trial, the 77-year-old author was the key witness, describing how he believed he was dying when a masked attacker plunged a knife into his head and body more than a dozen times as he was being introduced at the Chautauqua Institution to speak about writer safety. Before being sentenced, Matar stood and made a statement about freedom of speech in which he called Rushdie a hypocrite. “Salman Rushdie wants to disrespect other people,” said Matar, clad in white-striped jail clothing and wearing handcuffs. “He wants to be a bully, he wants to bully other people. I don’t agree with that.” Matar received …

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie, blinding him in one eye, sentenced to 25 years in jail | Latest News India

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie, blinding him in one eye, sentenced to 25 years in jail | Latest News India

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May 16, 2025 08:37 PM IST The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage, causing permanent blindness in one eye, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage, causing permanent blindness in one eye, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Author Salman Rushdie attends the 2023 PEN America Literary Gala.(AP File) Hadi Matar, 27, was convicted earlier this year of attempted murder and assault for a brutal attack on Sir Salman Rushdie. The incident took place in August 2022, when the author was on stage addressing an audience.  He was stabbed multiple times in the face and neck, leaving him blind in one eye, with a severely damaged liver and a paralysed hand due to nerve injuries in his arm. The assault occurred more than three decades after the publication of The Satanic Verses, Rushdie’s controversial novel that triggered widespread outrage in parts of the Muslim world for its depiction of the Prophet Muhammad. Since its release, the book has made Rushdie the …

‘The Satanic Verses’ Author Salman Rushdie To Face Attacker In Attempted Murder Trial

‘The Satanic Verses’ Author Salman Rushdie To Face Attacker In Attempted Murder Trial

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Mayville: A jury will hear attorneys’ opening statements on Monday in the trial of Hadi Matar, who is charged with attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie at a New York lecture. Rushdie is then due to be among the first witnesses to testify at the Chautauqua County Court in Mayville, New York, a few minutes north of the Chautauqua Institution, a rural arts haven where the writer was stabbed in August 2022. Matar, 26, can be seen in videos rushing the institution’s stage as Rushdie was being introduced to the audience for a talk about keeping writers safe from harm. Rushdie, 77, was stabbed with a knife multiple times in the head, neck, torso and left hand, blinding his right eye and damaging his liver and intestines. Matar has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault brought by the Chautauqua County district attorney. Rushdie has faced death threats since the 1988 publication of his novel “The Satanic Verses.” Rushdie has published a memoir about the attack and his lengthy …

Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie | Bollywood

Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie | Bollywood

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MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Lawyers are scheduled to deliver opening statements Monday at the trial of the man charged with trying to fatally stab author Salman Rushdie in front of a lecture audience in western New York. Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie Rushdie, 77, is expected to testify during the trial of Hadi Matar, bringing the writer face-to-face with his knife-wielding attacker for the first time in more than two years. Rushdie, who wrote “Midnight’s Children” and “Victory City,” had been about to speak about keeping writers safe from harm in August 2022 when Matar ran toward him on the stage at the Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater. Matar stabbed Rushdie more than a dozen times in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye, leaving him partially blind and with permanent damage to one hand. The Indian-born British-American author detailed the attack and his long, painful recovery in a memoir, “Knife: Meditations After and Attempted Murder,” released last year. Matar, 27, of Fairview, New Jersey, is charged with …

Salman Rushdie novel The Satanic Verses back on sale in India after 36 year ban by Rajiv Gandhi government British India – India TV

Salman Rushdie novel The Satanic Verses back on sale in India after 36 year ban by Rajiv Gandhi government British India – India TV

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Image Source : PTI (FILE) British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie. Salman Rushdie’s, British-Indian novelist, controversial book “The Satanic Verses” has quietly returned to India 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government. A limited stock of the book, which caused a furore against its author and content that was deemed blasphemous by Muslim organisations the world over, has been selling at Bahrisons Booksellers in Delhi for the past few days. “It has been a few days since we got the book and the response has been very good so far. The sale has been good,” Bahrisons Booksellers’ owner Rajni Malhotra told media. The book, priced at Rs 1,999, is only available at Bahrisons Booksellers stores across Delhi-NCR. “@SalmanRushdie’s The Satanic Verses is now in stock at Bahrisons Booksellers! This groundbreaking & provocative novel has captivated readers for decades with its imaginative storytelling and bold themes. It has also been at the centre of intense global controversy since its release, sparking debates on free expression, faith, & art,” the bookseller said in a post …

Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could still face federal charges, lawyer says

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MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The lawyer for the New Jersey man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie is in talks with county and federal prosecutors to try to resolve existing charges of attempted murder without a trial — as well as potential terrorism-related charges that could still be coming, he said Friday. Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could still face federal charges, lawyer says Hadi Matar, 26, has been held without bail since his 2022 arrest, immediately after allegedly attacking the internationally acclaimed writer in front of a stunned audience he was about to address at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York. Rushdie was blinded in one eye, and moderator Henry Reese also was wounded. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! Matar pleaded not guilty to assault and attempted murder after being indicted by a Chautauqua County grand jury shortly after the attack. The U.S. Justice Department continues to consider separate federal charges against Matar, though none have …