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The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie will soon go on trial. The author will take the stand

Hadi Matar, 26, is on trial for the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie, with jury selection beginning at Chautauqua County Court in Mayville, New York.
Rushdie, 77, was seriously injured in the attack, losing vision in his right eye and sustaining liver damage as well as hand injuries.
Matar has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and faces federal terrorism-related charges, with a maximum of 25 years in prison if convicted.
Federal authorities accuse Matar of acting on behalf of the terrorist group Hezbollah, partly due to a fatwa issued in 1989 against Rushdie for his novel 'The Satanic Verses.

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NY Daily News

Trial begins in NY for Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect, author to take the stand

The trial against the man accused of attempting to murder author Salman Rushdie in a stabbing attack in western New York got underway on Tuesday, with officials saying Rushdie is expected to testify in the coming days. While Hadi Matar, 27, was detained at the scene by bystanders and the attack was caught on video, he still rejected a plea deal and pleaded not guilty to all charges. Jury selection began Tuesday in Chautauqua County Court in Mayv…

1 month ago·New York, United States

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Olean Times Herald

Man charged with stabbing Rushdie at Chautauqua Institution is going on trial

MAYVILLE — In 2022, Salman Rushdie was about to deliver a lecture before a live audience in western New York when a man ran towards him and plunged a knife into the author’s hand as he raised it in self-defense.

1 month ago·Olean, United States

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VOA News

Man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie goes on trial; author to take stand

MAYVILLE, NEW YORK — In 2022, Salman Rushdie was about to deliver a lecture before a live audience in western New York when a man ran toward him and plunged a knife into the author’s hand as he raised it in self-defense. “After that there are many blows, to my neck, to my chest, to my eye, everywhere,” Rushdie recalled in a memoir that followed. “I feel my legs give way, and I fall.” In the coming weeks, Rushdie is expected to return to the same…

1 month ago·United States

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El Pais

Salman Rushdie: ‘My story is about beauty facing death’

Wearing a black patch over his right eye, Salman Rushdie walked onto the stage at the Cartagena Convention Center in Colombia for the 20th edition of the Hay Festival. The famed author and essayist was a guest of honor of the festival in 2009 and 2018, but had never come to the event to talk about how close he came to death.Seguir leyendo

1 month ago·Spain

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The Globe & Mail

Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie is going on trial, author is set to testify

Rushdie is expected to be one of the first witnesses in the trial of Hadi Matar, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault

1 month ago·Canada

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