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Iran Media Hail Attack on Salman Rushdie

Conservative Iranian media hailed on Saturday the attacker who stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie in New York on Friday. Iran has yet to officially comment on the incident, but the Kayhan daily, whose editor-in-chief is appointed by the supreme leader, declared “a thousand salutes” to the brave man who attacked “the…

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Salman Rushdie on the 'road to recovery' as attack suspect pleads not guilty

Author Salman Rushdie showed signs of improvement in hospital on Sunday as the man accused of stabbing him pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges.

France 24

The Observer view on the attack on Salman Rushdie being an attack on free expression

The author’s courage to speak out while living under a fatwa for 30 years should be taken as an example by others

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JK Rowling receives death threat on Twitter after voicing support for Salman Rushdie

The Harry Potter author was reacting to the news of Sir Salman's stabbing, which occurred when he was about to deliver a lecture in New York state on Friday

Wales Online

Hezbollah Supporters Celebrate ‘Holy Stabbing’ of Salman Rushdie

Hezbollah media briefly reported on the stabbing of novelist Salman Rushdie, who was attacked in New York on Friday. As of Saturday night, the Iran-backed party has yet to comment on the incident. Hezbollah supporters, however, hailed the attack on social media, accompanying posts about it with the hashtag “holy…

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Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator and talking, a day after being stabbed at New York event

In now-deleted tweet, fellow author Aatish Taseer says Rushdie was able to talk, which later the celebrated author’s agent Andrew Wylie confirms to the Associated Press

The Independent UK

Rushdie stabbing was ‘an attack on who we are’, says venue’s president

Head of Chautauqua Institution, which seeks to built interfaith connections, profoundly shaken by Friday’s violence

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Salman Rushdie off ventilator, 'talking and joking' after on-stage knife attack

The celebrated author, 75, was attacked while speaking at an event in New York state and may have lost an eye but is recovering

Daily Mirror

Rushdie attack suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder

Erie (United States) (AFP) - The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie at a literary event pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges Saturday, as the severely injured author appeared to show signs of improvement in hospital.

AFP

Salman Rushdie still in critical condition after stabbing attack

THE stabbing of Sir Salman Rushdie on Friday has triggered an outpouring of support, as the author remains in a critical condition in hospital.

The National (Scotland)

Sir Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator and speaking following stabbing in US

The Indian-born Briton was about to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, 65 miles from Buffalo in New York state, when he was attacked, suffering injuries to his arm and liver

Wales Online

Rushdie suspected attacker charged with attempted murder

AFP

Sir Salman Rushdie off ventilator and talking following stabbing in US

The renowned author of The Satanic Verses remains in hospital with serious injuries.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Sunak: Rushdie attack a ‘wake-up call’ to the West over Iran threat

The Tory leadership contender said there may be a case for proscribing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

WEKU

Why Salman Rushdie's work sparked decades of controversy

Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie was brutally attacked this week. He has been the subject of death threats since his book The Satanic Verses was published in 1988.

Reuters

Rushdie attack a 'wake-up call' on Iran, says UK PM candidate Sunak

Rishi Sunak, one of two candidates seeking to become Britain's next prime minister, said Friday's attack on author Salman Rushdie should serve as a wake-up call to the West over Iran, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

Evening Standard

Salman Rushdie told media life was ‘relatively normal’ weeks before attack

The author spoke to German magazine Stern two weeks before he was stabbed

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AFP

Attack on Rushdie sparks surge in interest in author's works

New York (AFP) - The stunning knife attack on author Salman Rushdie has fanned interest in his works -- above all, "The Satanic Verses," which left him living for years under a looming death threat.

Reuters

EU's Borrell condemns attack on Salman Rushdie

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Saturday that he "strongly" condemns the attack on writer Salman Rushdie.

Axios

J.K. Rowling gets death threat after calling attack on Salman Rushdie "horrifying"

Salon

Rowling threatened after Rushdie attack

The threat on Rowling's life was made by someone on Twitter who refers to themselves as an activist

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie had started to believe his ‘life was normal again’

Before he was stabbed, the author said ‘a lot of people today live with similar threats’ to those made against him

The Guardian - US

Salman Rushdie attack: details emerge about New Jersey suspect

Motive for violence at New York event remains unclear, with author in hospital

AFP

Rushdie in hospital as outrage grows over stabbing

Erie (United States) (AFP) - Salman Rushdie remained hospitalized in serious condition Saturday after being stabbed at a literary event in New York state in a shocking assault that triggered widespread international outrage, but drew applause from hardliners in Iran and Pakistan.

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