Salman Rushdie, a writer who was born in India, was stabbed while he was speaking on stage at an event in New York.
All over the world, people were shocked, angry, and proud of the man who was attacked. For more than 30 years, he had been threatened with death and had a $3 million bounty on his head because of “The Satanic Verses.” He also spent 9 years in hiding under the protection of the British government.
Since the 1980s, Iranian Islamists have made many death threats against Rushdie. On August 11, a journalist saw Rushdie being confronted at the Chautauqua Institution.
While Salman was at the lecture in New York, he was attacked and stabbed in the neck. Ten to fifteen times, the author had been punched and stabbed. After that, he was rushed to the hospital by helicopter.
What happened to the author Salman Rushdie before he died?
On August 12, 2022, death threats were made against Salman Rushdie because of his book “The Satanic Verses.” At a lecture in New York, he was attacked.
After the author of The Satanic Verses was allegedly stabbed several times and the crowd was forced to leave, people who were there said it was a “very horrible event.” Others who were following Rushdie on the Internet said that he looked like he had been badly stabbed and was bleeding.
After Mr. Rushdie’s controversial book came out in 1988, the leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini, called for the author’s death in a fatwa. The attack was stopped quickly.
Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey, pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges of attempted murder and assault related to what the prosecutor called “a targeted, unprovoked, preplanned attack” on the non-profit education and retreat center Chautauqua Institution in western New York.
Rushdie’s health after he was attacked with a knife and facts about his death
Salman was stabbed while Rushdie was getting ready to give a talk in upstate New York on Saturday. On Sunday, he was taken off a ventilator and was able to talk again.
Wylie had said before that Rushdie, who is 75, had a damaged liver and nerves in an arm and an eye that had been cut. Even though Rushdie’s condition is getting better, agent Wylie warned that the author would take a long time to get better.
Salman’s condition is very bad. He has a damaged liver, a severed nerve in an arm, and an eye that is likely to be lost.
Rushdie’s family thanked the police, the people who helped him at the hospital, and everyone who showed him love and support during this scary time. In the same way, they thanked the brave audience members who jumped to his defense on the day he was attacked.
Zafar Rushdie told his son, “Even though his injuries will change the rest of his life, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humor is still there.”
What happened to Salman Rushdie? Details On His Religion
His agent, Andrew Wylie, says that Salman Rushdie is still in the hospital with serious wounds, but he is “on the road to recovery.” On Saturday, the well-known author was taken off of a breathing machine.
In the 1990s, Salman had to go into hiding for a few years, but his close friends say he has been living freely in New York for the past few years.
Even though he is a famous author and a supporter of free speech, the author of “The Satanic Verses” has been seen in public without any security.
Rushdie was born in India to a family of liberal Muslims, but now he doesn’t believe in God. The well-known author has been nominated seven times for the Booker Prize. In 1981, his book “Midnight’s Children” won the prize. Queen Elizabeth gave him an award in 2007 for his work in literature.