The man arrested in connection with the assassination of Salman Rushdie expresses his admiration for Ayatollah Khomeini, but refuses to say whether he was inspired by the religious decree (fatfa) issued by the former supreme leader of Iran in 1989, in an interview published today by the newspaper New York Post. Hadi Mattar says he […]
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Salman Rushdie’s family expresses its ‘relief’
Salman Rushdie’s family said today they were “hugely relieved” that the British author no longer needed mechanical breathing support and assured that his sense of humor remained “intact” despite the severity of his injuries. “My father remains in a critical condition in hospital and is receiving intensive and ongoing treatment,” his son, Zafar Rushdi, said […]
US: Salman Rushdie attacker pleads ‘not guilty’ to attempted murder
The perpetrator of the attack on Salman Rushdie, a young Lebanese-American, was brought before a New York state judge, before whom he pleaded “not guilty” to the charge of “attempted murder” of the writer, who remains in serious condition , but was able to say a few words yesterday, Saturday, evening. Salman Rushdie, who has […]
US: Sales of ‘Satanic Verses’ Soar After Rushdie Attack
The knife attack against Salman Rushdie in the United States has renewed public interest in the author’s work, specifically his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, which has seen a surge in sales today. For this book the author has been receiving death threats for the last 30 years. Also, this particular book was the reason […]
Lebanon: Hezbollah denies knowledge of attack on Rushdie
An official of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon said today that the group has no additional information on the knife attack on author Salman Rushdie. “We do not know anything about this case. So we will not comment,” the official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Hezbollah is backed by Iran, whose […]
Iran: The conservative press congratulates the perpetrator of the attack on Salman Rushdie
Iran’s main ultra-conservative newspaper Kaihan today congratulated the man who on Friday stabbed in the US world-renowned British author Salman Rushdie, author of the “Satanic Verses”, who has been the target of an Iranian fatfa for more than 30 years. “Well done to this courageous and duty-conscious man who attacked the renegade and evil Salman […]