Salman Rushdie, the author with a $3 million bounty on his head for his 1988 book “The Satanic Verses,” once had a fatwa issued against him before he was stabbed in the neck by a masked assailant.

February 11, 2025 - Rushdie testifies in court against Matar, showing a jury his blinded right eye. On May 16, Matar is found ...

Salman Rushdie has been a marked man for nearly half his life. In 1989 Iran's leader Ayatollah Khomeini declared his novel, "The Satanic Verses," blasphemous, an insult to Islam, and called for ...

Rushdie recounts a story about Samuel Beckett, another writer who survived a stabbing. Unlike Beckett, however, Rushdie never ...

Salman Rushdie's new memoir, 'Knife,' hits shelves on Tuesday, nearly two years after Hadi Matar allegedly nearly killed him in a stabbing attack.

Salman Rushdie is sharing how his life has changed almost a year after being stabbed multiple times at an August event in New York state − and he's writing a book about the experience.

Award-winning novelist Sir Salman Rushdie opened up for the first time about the attack that nearly ended his life in 2022, calling his survival a "miracle." "How does somebody who doesn’t ...

Salman Rushdie, who was nearly killed last summer for his work, has a new novel out, “Victory City.” Here’s why his writing will endure. Jan. 30, 2023.

Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand after he was repeatedly stabbed during a literary event in upstate New York two months ago, his agent said.. The 75-year-old author ...

Salman Rushdie faced assassination attempts for years and, in 2022, a knife-wielding attacker nearly killed him. He tells the story in his newest book, "Knife," out Tuesday.

Salman Rushdie has been a marked man for nearly half his life. In 1989 Iran's leader Ayatollah Khomeini declared his novel, "The Satanic Verses," blasphemous, an insult to Islam, and called for ...