Salman Rushdie, Attack

Man injured alongside Salman Rushdie in 2022 stabbing attack says he thought it was a prank at first
A man injured alongside author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York lecture stage told jurors that he tried to stop the assault once he realized it wasn't a prank and was left with a gash above his eye.
‘I Was Dying’: Salman Rushdie Testifies About Terrifying Stabbing Attack
The author recounted in vivid testimony the moment when an attacker stabbed him about 15 times as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.
'I was dying:' Salman Rushdie testifies about gruesome stabbing in Chautauqua County
Matar was apprehended on Aug. 12, 2022, after authorities say he rushed the stage of the Chautauqua Institution's amphitheater and repeatedly stabbed Rushdie, 77, and injured Henry Reese, 75, who was on stage with the author.
Salman Rushdie Testifies at Trial of Man Accused of Stabbing Him: 'I Was Screaming Because of the Pain'
The Satanic Verses author was left blind in one eye after a 24-year-old man allegedly stormed the stage and attacked him at a literary festival in New York
Man Accused of Stabbing Salman Rushdie Goes on Trial
Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder in the attack, which took place in 2022 as Mr. Rushdie was about to speak at an arts conference in western New York.
What to know about the Salman Rushdie stabbing trial
The trial of a man who allegedly stabbed renowned British-Indian author Sir Salman Rushdie multiple times in 2022, leaving him blind in one eye, began on Monday in upstate New York. Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old man from New Jersey, is facing charges of attempted murder and assault. He has pleaded not guilty.
Salman Rushdie Relived His Stabbing Attack in Court Testimony
Salman Rushdie appeared in court on Tuesday to testify in the trial of the man who is accused of trying to murder him onstage at a talk in western New York in 2022. “It occurred to me that I was dying.
Salman Rushdie tells court he thought he was dying after stabbing
The author says he felt like he was lying in "a lake of blood" after he was attacked on stage in New York state.
Salman Rushdie testifies against the man charged with stabbing him on New York stage in 2022
Author Salman Rushdie has taken the stand in a New York courtroom to testify against the man charged with stabbing him in a frenzied knife attack.
Salman Rushdie testifies at trial of NJ man accused of stabbing attack
Salman Rushdie peeled back a patch covering his damaged right eye as he testified Tuesday against the New Jersey man accused of trying to kill him.
Salman Rushdie reveals gruesome details of NY stabbing — and removes glasses to show blind eye in court: ‘You can see that’s what’s left of it’
Salman Rushdie on Tuesday came face to face with the man accused of nearly killing him, describing the attack in gruesome ...
Salman Rushdie testifies in trial for the man charged with stabbing him
Salman Rushdie took the stand during the second day of testimony at the trial of Hadi Matar, the man accused of trying the ...
Salman Rushdie ‘assassin’ won’t get fair trial because no Muslims in jury, says lawyer
The man accused of attempting to murder Sir Salman Rushdie cannot receive a fair trial because there are no Muslims in the ...