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 Salman Rushdie speaks on surviving 'colossal attack' in New York

The 75-year-old British American novelist was giving a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York &ndash; where he is based &ndash; on August 12 in 2022 when a man stormed the stage and stabbed and punched him several times

Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of Booker Prize-winning novel 'Midnight&rsquo;s Children&rsquo;, said on Monday that he feels lucky to have survived the last year&rsquo;s brutal stabbing at a literary event in the US as he spoke for the first time about the &ldquo;colossal attack&rdquo;.
The 75-year-old British American novelist was giving a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York &ndash; where he is based &ndash; on August 12 last year when a man stormed the stage and stabbed and punched him several times.
In his first interview since the attack which has caused loss of vision in one eye, the author told &lsquo;The New Yorker&rsquo; magazine that his main feeling was one of gratitude to those who showed their support and his family, including sons Zafar and Milan.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m lucky. What I really want to say is that my main overwhelming feeling is gratitude,&rdquo; Rushdie told the magazine.
"I'm able to get up and walk around. When I say I'm fine, I mean, there are bits of my body that need constant check ups. It was a colossal attack," he said.
Asked if he felt it had been a mistake to let his guard down in New York, years after the fatwa by Iran&rsquo;s former supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini called on Muslims to assassinate the author over the allegedly &ldquo;blasphemous&rdquo; novel &lsquo;The Satanic Verses&rsquo;, he replied: &ldquo;Well, I&rsquo;m asking myself that question, and I don&rsquo;t know the answer to it. I did have more than 20 years of life. So, is that a mistake?" &ldquo;Also, I wrote a lot of books. &lsquo;The Satanic Verses&rsquo; was my fifth published book &mdash; my fourth published novel &mdash; and this [&lsquo;Victory City&rsquo;] is my twenty-first. So, three-quarters of my life as a writer has happened since the fatwa. In a way, you can&rsquo;t regret your life,&rdquo; he added.
The celebrated author told the magazine that he was very moved by the tributes that his near-death inspired and is determined to look forward.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s very nice that everybody was so moved by this, you know? I had never thought about how people would react if I was assassinated, or almost assassinated,&rdquo; he said.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve tried very hard over these years to avoid recrimination and bitterness. I just think it&rsquo;s not a good look. One of the ways I&rsquo;ve dealt with this whole thing is to look forward and not backwards. What happens tomorrow is more important than what happened yesterday,&rdquo; he added.
&ldquo;She kind of took over at a point when I was helpless,&rdquo; he said of his wife, poet and novelist Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
His latest novel, &lsquo;Victory City&rsquo;, completed before the attack, traces back to a trip decades ago to Hampi, the site in Karnataka of the ruins of the medieval Vijayanagara empire.
&ldquo;The first kings of Vijayanagara announced, quite seriously, that they were descended from the moon... It&rsquo;s like saying, &lsquo;I&rsquo;ve descended from the same family as Achilles.&rsquo; Or Agamemnon. And so, I thought, well, if you could say that, I can say anything,&rdquo; the author said.
Rushdie&rsquo;s attacker Hadi Matar is being held in the Chautauqua County Jail in the village of Mayville, charged with attempted murder in the second degree and facing a lengthy prison sentence.&nbsp;
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Renowned author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed during a lecture in New York on Friday, is a fan of the Indian cricket team.
The Mumbai-born author whose family moved to Pakistan in 1964 had revealed his love for the Indian cricket team back in 2013.
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While talking to a TV news channel back then, the author was asked whether he associates himself with Pakistan after his family moved to Karachi.
To everyone's surprise, Rushdie explained that contrary to popular opinion, he's always on India's side, and on the cricket field, he's always supporting the Men in Blue.
'The Satanic Verses' author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man at a literary event in upstate New York. He is on the ventilator with a damaged liver and may lose one of his eyes due to the grievous injuries.

Did you know: ‘The Satanic Verses’ author Salman Rushdie is a big Indian cricket fan

Renowned author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed during a lecture in New York on Friday, is a fan of the Indian cricket team

The Mumbai-born author whose family moved to Pakistan in 1964 had revealed his love for the Indian cricket team back in 2013

Renowned author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed during a lecture in New York on Friday, is a fan of the Indian cricket team.
The Mumbai-born author whose family moved to Pakistan in 1964 had revealed his love for the Indian cricket team back in 2013.
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While talking to a TV news channel back then, the author was asked whether he associates himself with Pakistan after his family moved to Karachi.
To everyone's surprise, Rushdie explained that contrary to popular opinion, he's always on India's side, and on the cricket field, he's always supporting the Men in Blue.
'The Satanic Verses' author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man at a literary event in upstate New York. He is on the ventilator with a damaged liver and may lose one of his eyes due to the grievous injuries.

The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York said in an interview that he was surprised to learn the accomplished author had survived the attack.
Speaking to the New York Post from jail, Hadi Matar said he decided to see Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution after he saw a tweet last winter about the writer's planned appearance.
“I don't like the person. I don't think he's a very good person,” Matar told the newspaper. “He's someone who attacked Islam. He attacked their beliefs, the belief systems.” Matar, 24, said he considered late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini “a great person” but wouldn't say whether he was following a fatwa, or edict, issued by Khomeini in Iran in 1989 that called for Rushdie's death after the author published “The Satanic Verses.” Iran has denied involvement in the attack. Matar, who lives in Fairview, New Jersey, said he hadn't had any contact with Iran's Revolutionary Guard. He told the Post he had only read “a couple pages” of “The Satanic Verses.” Rushdie, 75, suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, according to his agent, in the attack Friday. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said his condition has improved and he is on the road to recovery.
Matar, who is charged with attempted murder and assault, told the Post he took a bus to Buffalo the day before the attack and then took a Lyft to Chautauqua, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) away.
He bought a pass to the Chautauqua Institution grounds and then slept in the grass the night before Rushdie's planned talk.

Salman Rushdie's attacker: 'I don't think he is a good person'

Speaking to the New York Post from jail, Hadi Matar said he decided to see Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution after he saw a tweet last winter about the writer's planned appearance.

The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York said in an interview that he was surprised to learn the accomplished author had survived the attack.
Speaking to the New York Post from jail, Hadi Matar said he decided to see Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution after he saw a tweet last winter about the writer's planned appearance.
&ldquo;I don't like the person. I don't think he's a very good person,&rdquo; Matar told the newspaper. &ldquo;He's someone who attacked Islam. He attacked their beliefs, the belief systems.&rdquo; Matar, 24, said he considered late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini &ldquo;a great person&rdquo; but wouldn't say whether he was following a fatwa, or edict, issued by Khomeini in Iran in 1989 that called for Rushdie's death after the author published &ldquo;The Satanic Verses.&rdquo; Iran has denied involvement in the attack. Matar, who lives in Fairview, New Jersey, said he hadn't had any contact with Iran's Revolutionary Guard. He told the Post he had only read &ldquo;a couple pages&rdquo; of &ldquo;The Satanic Verses.&rdquo; Rushdie, 75, suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, according to his agent, in the attack Friday. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said his condition has improved and he is on the road to recovery.
Matar, who is charged with attempted murder and assault, told the Post he took a bus to Buffalo the day before the attack and then took a Lyft to Chautauqua, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) away.
He bought a pass to the Chautauqua Institution grounds and then slept in the grass the night before Rushdie's planned talk.
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Salman Rushdie has his “feisty and defiant” sense of humour intact despite battling severe, life-changing injuries, his son said on Sunday, two days after the Mumbai-born author was stabbed in what US authorities described as a "targeted, preplanned" attack.
His son Zafar Rushdie said on Sunday that the family was “extremely relieved” that the best-selling author was taken off the ventilator and additional oxygen on Saturday and he was able to say a few words.
“Following the attack on Friday, my father remains in critical condition in hospital receiving extensive ongoing medical treatment,” he said in a statement posted on Twitter.
“Though his life-changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact,” he said.
The family expressed gratitude to the audience members who bravely leapt to Rushdie's defense and administered first-aid after he was stabbed multiple times at the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York on Friday.
The family thanked the police and doctors for their care. They also expressed gratitude for the “outpouring of love and support from around the world.” “We ask for continued patience and privacy as the family come together at his bedside to support and help him through this time,” the statement said.
Earlier, Rushdie's former wife and celebrated TV personality Lakshmi said in a tweet: “Relieved @SalmanRushdie is pulling through after Friday’s nightmare. Worried and wordless, can finally exhale. Now hoping for swift healing.” Rushdie and Chennai-born Lakshmi married in 2004 and got divorced in 2007. Lakshmi, 51, who is herself an author and the host of the hit culinary TV show TopChef, was Rushdie’s fourth wife.
The New York Times reported that Rushdie’s agent Andrew Wylie said, “The road to recovery has begun. It will be long; the injuries are severe, but his condition is headed in the right direction.” Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar, the US national of Lebanese origin, on stage on Friday while he was being introduced at a literary event of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York.

'His feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact': Salman Rushdie's son

Salman Rushdie has his “feisty and defiant” sense of humour intact despite battling severe, life-changing injuries, his son said on Sunday, two days after the Mumbai-born author was stabbed in what US authorities described as a "targeted, preplanned" attack.

His son Zafar Rushdie said on Sunday that the family was &ldquo;extremely relieved&rdquo; that the best-selling author was taken off the ventilator and additional oxygen on Saturday and he was able to say a few words.

Salman Rushdie has his &ldquo;feisty and defiant&rdquo; sense of humour intact despite battling severe, life-changing injuries, his son said on Sunday, two days after the Mumbai-born author was stabbed in what US authorities described as a "targeted, preplanned" attack.
His son Zafar Rushdie said on Sunday that the family was &ldquo;extremely relieved&rdquo; that the best-selling author was taken off the ventilator and additional oxygen on Saturday and he was able to say a few words.
&ldquo;Following the attack on Friday, my father remains in critical condition in hospital receiving extensive ongoing medical treatment,&rdquo; he said in a statement posted on Twitter.
&ldquo;Though his life-changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact,&rdquo; he said.
The family expressed gratitude to the audience members who bravely leapt to Rushdie's defense and administered first-aid after he was stabbed multiple times at the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York on Friday.
The family thanked the police and doctors for their care. They also expressed gratitude for the &ldquo;outpouring of love and support from around the world.&rdquo; &ldquo;We ask for continued patience and privacy as the family come together at his bedside to support and help him through this time,&rdquo; the statement said.
Earlier, Rushdie's former wife and celebrated TV personality Lakshmi said in a tweet: &ldquo;Relieved @SalmanRushdie is pulling through after Friday&rsquo;s nightmare. Worried and wordless, can finally exhale. Now hoping for swift healing.&rdquo; Rushdie and Chennai-born Lakshmi married in 2004 and got divorced in 2007. Lakshmi, 51, who is herself an author and the host of the hit culinary TV show TopChef, was Rushdie&rsquo;s fourth wife.
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The New York Times reported that Rushdie&rsquo;s agent Andrew Wylie said, &ldquo;The road to recovery has begun. It will be long; the injuries are severe, but his condition is headed in the right direction.&rdquo; Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar, the US national of Lebanese origin, on stage on Friday while he was being introduced at a literary event of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York.

In Iran's first public reaction on the attack on author Salman Rushdie, its government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on the notable author. 
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said nobody has the right to accuse his country in this regard.
He added that Iran did not have any other information more than what the American media has reported.
Rushdie, 75, was stabbed Friday while attending an event in western New York. He suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, his agent. He was likely to lose the injured eye.
The West condemning the actions of the attacker and in return glorifying the actions of the insulter to Islamic beliefs is a contradictory attitude, Kanaani said
Rushdie's 24-year-old assailant Hadi Matar pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the attack through his lawyer.
Former Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had issued the fatwa on Rushdie in 1989. The Islamic edict came amid a violent uproar in the Muslim world over Rushdie's novel 'The Satanic Verses' which some viewed as blasphemously making suggestions about the Prophet Muhammad's life. 
A semiofficial Iranian foundation had put up a bounty of over $3 million for the author, though it has yet to offer any comment on the attack.
While fatwas can be revised or revoked, Iran's current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who took over after Khomeini has never done so.
As recently as February 2017, Khamenei said, “The decree is as Imam Khomeini issued.” Since 1979, Iran has targeted dissidents abroad in attacks. Tensions with the West, particularly the United States have spiked since then President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled America out of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018.

Iran claims 'no role' in Salman Rushdie attack, says 'don't accuse us'

Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday said nobody has the right to accuse the country in regard to attack on author Salman Rushdie, adding that Tehran only knew what American media reported

Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday said nobody has the right to accuse the country in regard to attack on author Salman Rushdie, adding that Tehran only knew what American media reported

In Iran's first reaction to the attack on author Salman Rushdie, its government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on the notable author.&nbsp;
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said nobody has the right to accuse Iran of the incident.
Kanaani said that Iran did not "have any other information more than what the American media has reported.&rdquo; The West &ldquo;condemning the actions of the attacker and in return glorifying the actions of the insulter to Islamic beliefs is a contradictory attitude,&rdquo; he added.
Rushdie, 75, was stabbed Friday while attending an event in western New York. He suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, his agent said. He was likely to lose the injured eye.
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His assailant, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, allegedly sympathetic to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the attack through his lawyer.
Former Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had issued a fatwa on Rushdie in 1989 demanding his death. The Islamic edict came amid a violent uproar in the Muslim world over Rushdie's novel 'The Satanic Verses' which some viewed as blasphemous.
A semiofficial Iranian foundation had put up a bounty of over $3 million for the author, though it has yet to offer any comment on the attack.
While fatwas can be revised or revoked, Iran's current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who took over after Khomeini has never done so. As recently as February 2017, Khamenei said: &ldquo;The decree is as Imam Khomeini issued.&rdquo;&nbsp;

JK Rowling, the author of the famed Harry Potter series, received 'death threats' on Twitter following her tweet on the attack on Salman Rushdie in New York. 

'You are next': Twitter user 'threatens' Harry Potter author JK Rowling over her tweet on Rushdie attack 

According to the screenshots shared by Rowling, the Twitter handle which issued the 'death threat' had also praised Rushdie's attacker.

JK Rowling, the author of the famed Harry Potter series, received 'death threats' on Twitter following her tweet on the attack on Salman Rushdie in New York.
She took to the microblogging platform to share screenshots of the 'threatening' tweets from a user.
In response to a tweet wherein 57-year-old Rowling was expressing her distress over the news of Rushdie's attack calling it &ldquo;horrifying news&rdquo; a user commented, &ldquo;Don't worry you are next&rdquo;.
The writer shared the screenshots of the replies from the user, and tagged Twitter Support's account seeking support. She wrote, &ldquo;any chance of some support."
According to the screenshots, the Twitter handle which issued the 'death threat' had also praised Rushdie's attacker.
The tweet read, &ldquo;The name of this man is hadi matar. He is a revolutionary Shia fighter followed the fatwa of late ayatollah rohullah khomenei&rdquo;.
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After receiving support online, Rowling thanked her supporters in the same thread and informed that the police were investigating the issue.
&ldquo;To all sending supportive messages: thank you. Police are involved (were already involved on other threats),&rdquo; she wrote.
Rowling later shared a screenshot of Twitter's feedback after she reported the user, which stated that there were &ldquo;no violations of the Twitter rules&rdquo; in the comment.
The British author has of late been mired in controversies over her stand on transgenders that has left the LGBTQ+ community upset.
Salman Rushdie, the author of the controversial book 'The Satanic Verses', suffered life threatening injuries after he was stabbed by Hadi Matar, who apparently sympathised with Shia extremism and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and was able to talk on Saturday, his agent has confirmed.The Indian-born British novelist remains hospitalised with serious injuries, but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted on Saturday evening that he was “off the ventilator and talking. Rushdie’s agent, Andrew Wylie, confirmed that information without offering further details.
Earlier on Saturday, Hadi Matar, the man suspected in Friday’s attack at a literary festival in upstate New York, pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault at a brief court appearance where he was denied bail.Meanwhile, the US president Joe Biden hailed the writer’s courage and voiced horror at the attack on him.

Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator, able to speak

The Indian-born British novelist remains hospitalised with serious injuries, but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted on Saturday evening that he was &ldquo;off the ventilator and talking.

Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and was able to talk on Saturday, his agent has confirmed. The Indian-born British novelist remains hospitalised with serious injuries, but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted on Saturday evening that he was &ldquo;off the ventilator and talking. Rushdie&rsquo;s agent, Andrew Wylie, confirmed that information without offering further details.
Earlier on Saturday, Hadi Matar, the man suspected in Friday&rsquo;s attack at a literary festival in upstate New York, pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault at a brief court appearance where he was denied bail. Meanwhile, the US president Joe Biden hailed the writer&rsquo;s courage and voiced horror at the attack on him.
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The 24-year-old man detained in connection with the stabbing of Mumbai-born controversial author Salman Rushdie was sympathetic to "Shia extremism" and the causes of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to a media report.
Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed on stage on Friday while he was being introduced at the event of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York.
The New York State Police identified the suspect as Hadi Matar from Fairview, New Jersey while the motive behind the act is still unknown.
The suspect ran up onto the stage prior to a speaking event at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua and attacked 75-year-old Rushdie.
According to the law enforcement authorities, the author was stabbed "at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen.” Rushdie was rushed to a nearby local hospital where he underwent surgery, while the attacker was taken into the New York State Police custody. The interviewer with Rushdie was also attacked during the incident and he suffered a minor head injury, the police said.
Authorities were still looking into Matar's nationality and his criminal records, if any.
A preliminary review of Matar’s social media accounts by law enforcement showed him to be sympathetic to Shia extremism and the causes of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a law enforcement person with direct knowledge of the investigation told NBC News.
Though there are no direct links between Matar and the IRGC, law enforcement officers reportedly found images of slain commander Qassem Solemani and an Iraqi extremist sympathetic to the Iranian regime in a cell phone messaging app belonging to Matar, according to NBC News.
Soleimani was a senior Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. From 1998 until his assassination in 2020.
Rushdie’s book The Satanic Verses has been banned in Iran since 1988, as many Muslims consider it offensive to Islam.
The author spent about 10 years under police protection in the United Kingdom, living in hiding after Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s execution.
A bounty of over USD 3 million has been offered for anyone who kills Rushdie, who has been a prominent spokesman for free expression and liberal causes.
Since 2000, Rushdie has lived in the United States.
Rushdie was being introduced at about 10:45 am when the assault happened, CNN quoted a witness as saying The witness said he heard shouting from the audience.
He said a man in a black shirt appeared to be "punching" the author. The witness, who was 75 feet from the stage, did not hear the attacker say anything or see a weapon.
Some people in the audience ran to render aid while others went after the attacker, the witness said. State police said a doctor who was in the audience during the event rendered aid to Rushdie until emergency responders arrived.
New York Gov Kathy Hochul told reporters Friday a state trooper "stood up and saved (Rushdie's) life and protected him as well as the moderator who was attacked as well." One witness of the attack told CNN there were no security searches or metal detectors at the event.
The suspect in Friday's attack had a "pass to access the grounds," Dr Michael E Hill, president of the Chautauqua Institution, said in the news conference. Guests can purchase passes to attend programs, Hill said.
Hill defended the institution's measures, saying, "We assess for every event what we think the appropriate security level is, and this one was certainly one that we thought was important which is why we had a State Trooper and Sheriff presence there," he said.
Staniszewski said there was no indication of any threat to the event and the state trooper was there because the event was a mass gathering and because of a request by the institution.
Joyce Lussier, 83, who was in the second row of the amphitheater during the attack, said Rushdie had taken a seat on the right-hand side of the stage when suddenly, a man who appeared to be in all black "lurched across the stage and got right to Rushdie." "They caught him right away, he did not get off the stage at all," Lussier said of the suspect. "Shortly after, the crowd was asked to evacuate, " she added.
Another witness, a longtime Chautauqua resident who asked not to be identified, recalled a commotion on stage and a man making about seven to 10 stabbing motions in the direction of the author, who was in a half-standing position. She said she fled the open-air amphitheater "shaking like a leaf" in fear.

Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect sympathetic to Iran military: report 

According to a media report Hadi Matar was also sympathetic to causes of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The 24-year-old man detained in connection with the stabbing of Mumbai-born controversial author Salman Rushdie was sympathetic to "Shia extremism" and the causes of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to a media report.
Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed on stage on Friday while he was being introduced at the event of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York.
The New York State Police identified the suspect as Hadi Matar from Fairview, New Jersey while the motive behind the act is still unknown.
The suspect ran up onto the stage prior to a speaking event at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua and attacked 75-year-old Rushdie.
According to the law enforcement authorities, the author was stabbed "at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen.&rdquo; Rushdie was rushed to a nearby local hospital where he underwent surgery, while the attacker was taken into the New York State Police custody. The interviewer with Rushdie was also attacked during the incident and he suffered a minor head injury, the police said.
Authorities were still looking into Matar's nationality and his criminal records, if any.
A preliminary review of Matar&rsquo;s social media accounts by law enforcement showed him to be sympathetic to Shia extremism and the causes of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a law enforcement person with direct knowledge of the investigation told NBC News.
Though there are no direct links between Matar and the IRGC, law enforcement officers reportedly found images of slain commander Qassem Solemani and an Iraqi extremist sympathetic to the Iranian regime in a cell phone messaging app belonging to Matar, according to NBC News.
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Soleimani was a senior Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. From 1998 until his assassination in 2020.
Rushdie&rsquo;s book The Satanic Verses has been banned in Iran since 1988, as many Muslims consider it offensive to Islam.
The author spent about 10 years under police protection in the United Kingdom, living in hiding after Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie&rsquo;s execution.
A bounty of over USD 3 million has been offered for anyone who kills Rushdie, who has been a prominent spokesman for free expression and liberal causes.
Since 2000, Rushdie has lived in the United States.
Rushdie was being introduced at about 10:45 am when the assault happened, CNN quoted a witness as saying The witness said he heard shouting from the audience.
He said a man in a black shirt appeared to be "punching" the author. The witness, who was 75 feet from the stage, did not hear the attacker say anything or see a weapon.
Some people in the audience ran to render aid while others went after the attacker, the witness said. State police said a doctor who was in the audience during the event rendered aid to Rushdie until emergency responders arrived.
New York Gov Kathy Hochul told reporters Friday a state trooper "stood up and saved (Rushdie's) life and protected him as well as the moderator who was attacked as well." One witness of the attack told CNN there were no security searches or metal detectors at the event.
The suspect in Friday's attack had a "pass to access the grounds," Dr Michael E Hill, president of the Chautauqua Institution, said in the news conference. Guests can purchase passes to attend programs, Hill said.
Hill defended the institution's measures, saying, "We assess for every event what we think the appropriate security level is, and this one was certainly one that we thought was important which is why we had a State Trooper and Sheriff presence there," he said.
Staniszewski said there was no indication of any threat to the event and the state trooper was there because the event was a mass gathering and because of a request by the institution.
Joyce Lussier, 83, who was in the second row of the amphitheater during the attack, said Rushdie had taken a seat on the right-hand side of the stage when suddenly, a man who appeared to be in all black "lurched across the stage and got right to Rushdie." "They caught him right away, he did not get off the stage at all," Lussier said of the suspect. "Shortly after, the crowd was asked to evacuate, " she added.
Another witness, a longtime Chautauqua resident who asked not to be identified, recalled a commotion on stage and a man making about seven to 10 stabbing motions in the direction of the author, who was in a half-standing position. She said she fled the open-air amphitheater "shaking like a leaf" in fear.
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The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a stage in western New York is a 24-year-old man from Fairview, New Jersey.
In a news release, police identified the suspect as 24-year-old Hadi Matar.
Police said Rushdie was about to speak at a literary festival hosted by the Chautauqua Institution when Matar allegedly rushed on stage and stabbed him at least once in the neck and the stomach.Police have not determined a motive for Matar’s attack on Rushdie, though FBI has joined the investigation.The exact charges against Matar, who had bought a ticket to Friday’s talk, would also depend on Rushdie’s condition following the stabbing.
      
 

Salman Rushdie stabbed: all we know about lone suspect Hadi Matar

Police have not determined a motive for Matar&rsquo;s attack on Rushdie, though FBI has joined the investigation.

The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a stage in western New York is a 24-year-old man from Fairview, New Jersey.
In a news release, police identified the suspect as 24-year-old Hadi Matar.
Police said Rushdie was about to speak at a literary festival hosted by the Chautauqua Institution when Matar allegedly rushed on stage and stabbed him at least once in the neck and the stomach.
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Author Salman Rushdie who was attacked in front of a live audience in New York on Friday has always been vocal with his criticism of some of the Islamic practices. 
His book "The Satanic Verses" fetched him death threats from Iran in the 1980s as many Muslims consider it blasphemous. Since then, the book has been banned in the country. Late Iran leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 'fatwa' to kill Rushdie.
Iran had also announced a bounty of $3 million for anyone who kills the authors.
The attack on Rushdie suggests the possibility of a death conspiracy against the author, though official word is awaited on the attack 
Irrespective of the threats, Rushdie continued to produce several nivel throughout the 1990s 
A British citizen by origin,  Rushdie has been in the US for 20 years

Salman Rushdie stabbed: 'The Satanic Verses' and why the author lived under threat

His book 'The Satanic Verses' fetched him death threats from Iran in the 1980s as many Muslims consider it blasphemous. Since then, the book has been banned in the country. Late Iran leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had issued a 'fatwa' to kill Rushdie

His book The Satanic Verses fetched him death threats from Iran in the 1980s as many Muslims consider it blasphemous. Since then, the book has been banned in the country. Late Iran leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had issued a 'fatwa' to kill Rushdie

The Satanic Verses, the book that came to people&rsquo;s mind when the news about the Salman Rushdie&rsquo;s stabbing broke.
After all, the India-born author has spent over 30 years of his life, including 9 years in hiding, living with death threats for that one book.
Rushdie&rsquo;s 1988 novel The Satanic Verses was viewed as blasphemous by many Muslims and they accused him of insulting certain basic beliefs of Islam.
The book was banned in Iran the year it came out and in 1989 the country&rsquo;s then Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie&rsquo;s death. He also announced a bounty of $3 million for anyone who kills him.
According to Associated Press, at least 45 people were killed in riots over the book, including 12 people in Rushdie&rsquo;s hometown of Mumbai. In 1991, a Japanese translator of the book was stabbed to death and an Italian translator survived a knife attack. In 1993, the book&rsquo;s Norwegian publisher was shot three times and survived.
The death threats and bounty led Rushdie to go into hiding under a British government protection program from which he emerged 9 years later after the Iranian govt started distancing themselves from the fatwa.&nbsp;
But anti-Rushdie sentiments continued to linger. In 2016, Iranian state-run media outlets added $600,000 to the bounty on his head.
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Rushdie continued to write during hiding as well but under the pen name of Joseph Anton &ndash; chosen after his two favourite authors Joseph Conrad and Anton Chekhov.&nbsp;
In 2012, Rushdie published a memoir &lsquo;Joseph Anton&rsquo; about the fatwa and his life in hiding.&nbsp;

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