Salman Rushdie’s alleged assailant has claimed he has only ever read two pages of the author’s novel The Satanic Verses.
12.08.2022 - 19:03 / variety.com
Naman Ramachandran Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie was attacked as he was about to deliver a lecture in western New York on Friday, according to the Associated Press.“An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie as he was being introduced. The author was taken or fell to the floor, and the man was restrained,” an Associated Press report stated.The author’s condition is not known at this time.Rushdie was due to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution.
The audience was evacuated after the incident.Rushdie suffered death threats for years after writing “The Satanic Verses” (1988). The book has been banned in Iran since then and a $3.3 million bounty remains on the author’s head.
Salman Rushdie’s alleged assailant has claimed he has only ever read two pages of the author’s novel The Satanic Verses.
Padma Lakshmi is sending support and prompt recovery to her ex-husband Salman Rushdie, who was recently stabbed in upstate New York. The Indian American author, activist, and television host took to social media to share a statement revealing she feels at ease after learning that Rushdie is recovering from his injuries.
Padma Lakshmi is sending her well wishes to ex-husband Salman Rushdie after he suffered life-threatening injuries over the weekend.
MORE: Natalie Rushdie and husband Zafar introduce baby daughterSalman, 75, was stabbed while he was on stage in New York and rushed to hospital. He is still being treated for his injuries, but his agent has confirmed he is on the road to recovery.
Naman Ramachandran UPDATED Monday: The Iranian government has denied any involvement in the attack on Salman Rushdie, according to the Associated Press.Nasser Kanaani, a spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said in a briefing to journalists on Monday: “We, in the incident of the attack on Salman Rushdie in the U.S., do not consider that anyone deserves blame and accusations except him and his supporters. Nobody has right to accuse Iran in this regard.”UPDATED Sunday: Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie remains in critical condition, but retains his feisty sense of humor, his son Zafar Rushdie said in a statement.“Following the attack on Friday, my father remains in critical condition in hospital receiving extensive ongoing medical treatment.
Author Salman Rushdie has been removed from his ventilator and is starting the long road back from his stabbing injuries.
Padma Lakshmi is breaking her silence on ex-husband Salman Rushdie‘s stabbing.
Salman Rushdie is «on the road to recovery,» his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of «The Satanic Verses» suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York.The announcement followed news that the lauded writer was removed from a ventilator Saturday and able to talk and joke. Literary agent Andrew Wylie cautioned that although Rushdie's «condition is headed in the right direction,» his recovery would be a long process.
Salman Rushdie is «on the road to recovery,» his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of «The Satanic Verses» suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York.The announcement followed news that the lauded writer was removed from a ventilator Saturday and able to talk and joke. Literary agent Andrew Wylie cautioned that although Rushdie's «condition is headed in the right direction,» his recovery would be a long process.
Padma Lakshmi is hoping for «swift healing» for her ex-husband, author, Salman Rushdie, after he was stabbed by a man who rushed the stage as Rusdhie was about to give a lecture at western New York's Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education and retreat center.Lakshmi, who was married to Rushdie from 2004 to 2007, took to Twitter Sunday morning to share a status update on the 75-year-old author after he was said to be in «critical condition» following the attack.«Relieved @SalmanRushdie is pulling through after Friday’s nightmare,» The co-hosttweeted. «Worried and wordless, can finally exhale.
Associated Press.No further details of his condition were released.The attack occurred Friday at western New York’s Chautauqua Institution, where Rushdie was to deliver a lecture about the United States being a safe haven for exiled writers when a man rushed the stage and began to stab him repeatedly in the neck and abdomen. He was airlifted to a hospital in Pennsylvania, where he underwent emergency surgery.
Police have launched an investigation into a "death threat" made to JK Rowling after she sent well wishes to author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed in New York.
A day after Salman Rushdie was stabbed Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York, authorities announced the suspect was arrested on an attempted murder charge.
"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has received a death threat after showing support for Salman Rushdie – who was attacked in New York right before giving a lecture. Rowling took to Twitter Friday and wrote, "Horrifying news.
The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie has been charged with attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the second degree. He was arraigned last night at Chautauqua County Jail in New York.
Sir Salman Rushdie has forfeited his home, freedom, marriage and peace of mind due to his controversial writings. The 75-year-old Indian-born British author, whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was stabbed on stage in New York state on Friday, with his current condition in hospital unclear.
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has received a public threat from an Iran-backing extremist, following her denunciation of yesterday’s attack on fellow British author Salman Rushdie.