Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage, currently in surgery

[Vash01]

This is terrible. I hope he survives.

Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran's leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.

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The update 22 minutes ago said he was still in surgery.

 

[Amy L]

Yikes. That's terrifying. "Get well soon" sounds trite in this situation, but I do hope the he can recover as well as possible.

 

[Wyliefan]

Update: https://twitter.com/mkonnikova/status/1558229486704807936?t=V0g8sYmch9gMVYtLebFauA&s=19

 

[Badams]

I really wish these extremists would leave WNY alone. I really miss being all but forgotten by the world. I truly hope he recovers quickly and fully. This isn't the first time he has spoken at Chautauqua Institute. They really need to amp up security.

 

[Vash01]

Further update- his injuries sound terrible but they may not be life threatening. They caught the attacker who jumped on the stage and stabbed Rushdie. There were no metal detectors at the entrance, as per one attendee. I say we should not have a country where a civilian lecture needs metal detectors.

Authorities identify suspect who attacked author Salman Rushdie at western New York event | CNN

Salman Rushdie -- a celebrated author and winner of the world's top literary prizes whose writings generated death threats -- was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck on stage Friday before giving a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York, State Police said.

www.cnn.com

 

[Wyliefan]

I was a teenager when the fatwa was put out. To have it come to this all these years later -- if that's what this was about -- is mind-blowing.

 

[genevieve]

I was a teenager when the fatwa was put out. To have it come to this all these years later -- if that's what this was about -- is mind-blowing.

I mean, the assailant wasn't even born when the fatwa was put out.

This is just unbelievable

 

[Finnice]

Time to read his books again, to support the freedom of speech. I hope he recovers and continues writing.

 

[Buzz]

All the best to him for a speedy recovery.

 

[paskatefan]

Just awful. Praying for his recovery.

 

[Deleted member 221]

Ah, there’s that peaceful religion once again showing us how peaceful it is.

Truly horrific.

 

[Judy]

Really horrible. I hope he pulls through .

 

[Dobre]

"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"

https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/1558611574738264066

 

[On My Own]

delete, irrelevant

 

[Dobre]

Salman Rushdie's 'defiant sense of humour' remains, son says​

Salman Rushdie's 'defiant sense of humour' remains, son says

The author was severely injured after being stabbed on stage at an event in New York State.

www.bbc.com

 

[Vash01]

Salman Rushdie's 'defiant sense of humour' remains, son says​

Salman Rushdie's 'defiant sense of humour' remains, son says

The author was severely injured after being stabbed on stage at an event in New York State.

www.bbc.com

Matar, the (attempted) assassin has pleaded no guilty. How can he? He tried to kill Rushdie with so many people watching. He had obviously planned it. Should be attempted first degree murder. He is not even Iranian. He was born in the USA, and his parents came from Lebanon. He does belong to some extremist groups. What a shame!

 

[once_upon]

Matar, the (attempted) assassin has pleaded no guilty. How can he? He tried to kill Rushdie with so many people watching. He had obviously planned it. Should be attempted first degree murder. He is not even Iranian. He was born in the USA, and his parents came from Lebanon. He does belong to some extremist groups. What a shame!

Pleading not guilty is almost always on advice of their lawyer. It's not that they believe they are really not guilty, it's usually for bargaining a plea deal.

 

[On My Own]

"Salman Rushdie: Iran blames writer and supporters for stabbing" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62546469

 

[once_upon]

Anyone object if I ask Admins to change title to no longer have reference to surgery?

 

[skategal]

Pleading not guilty is almost always on advice of their lawyer. It's not that they believe they are really not guilty, it's usually for bargaining a plea deal.

It’s also a way to get a trial by judge and jury so they can spew their garbage rhetoric in the media, become a martyr for the cause and recruit new converts.

 

[Sylvia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1560672350323949568

PEN America organized this Stand with Salman: Defend the Freedom to Write event: https://pen.org/event/stand-with-salman/

It was streamed live earlier today in front of the New York Public Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O2Y4tyOTN0

 

[Vagabond]

Renowned writers read for Salman Rushdie at Bodleian Libraries | University of Oxford

Writers who read the words of Salman Rushdie included Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan, Lisa Appignanesi and Phillip Pullman.

www.ox.ac.uk

Prominent figures from the literary world came together, alongside students from the University of Oxford, for an event in solidarity with Salman Rushdie at the Bodleian Libraries.

Renowned writers Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan, Lisa Appignanesi and Phillip Pullman, and co-hosts Professors Dame Marina Warner and Dame Hermione Lee, were joined by Oxford’s Professor of Poetry Alice Oswald for Oxford Reads for Rushdie.

Other readings came from works including Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Midnight's Children, The Satanic Verses, Shame, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, Yorick in East, West, The Moor's Last Sigh, and Quichotte.

You can watch the full Oxford Reads for Rushdie event online here (event begins 07:35 on the clock).

 

[Badams]

Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York faces new terrorism charges. A three-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District …

www.wivb.com

A three-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo on Wednesday charges Hadi Matar with attempting to provide material support to Hezbollah, a militant group based in Lebanon and backed by Iran. The indictment didn’t detail what evidence linked Matar to the group. It also includes charges of committing terrorism transcending national boundaries and providing material support to terrorists.