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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 12, 2022 18:09:56 GMT
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was flown to a hospital. His condition was not immediately known. apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-attacked-9eae99aea82cb0d39628851ecd42227a |
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Post by cherry68 on Aug 12, 2022 18:14:32 GMT
Khomeini put a fatwa on his head decades ago. I hope he's safe.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Aug 12, 2022 19:33:38 GMT
horrible news. Mainly know about Rushdie from how much Hitchens mentions him in his writings, and the whole situation with the fatwa and the ensuing political response. Hitchens would be weeping today if he were still alive.
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Post by avnermoriarti on Aug 13, 2022 1:18:11 GMT
"We challenge fears. Literature is unafraid"
hope he gets well soon
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Post by hilderic on Aug 13, 2022 2:17:08 GMT
Surreal that BBC4 aired Midnight's Children last night.
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 13, 2022 19:32:50 GMT
On a ventilator, may lose an eye at least....... MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Salman Rushdie remained hospitalized Saturday after suffering serious injuries in a stabbing attack, which was met with shock and outrage from much of the world, along with tributes and praise for the award-winning author who for more than 30 years has faced death threats for his novel “The Satanic Verses.”
Rushdie, 75, suffered a damaged liver, severed nerves in an arm and an eye, and was on a ventilator and unable to speak, his agent Andrew Wylie said Friday evening. Rushdie was likely to lose the injured eye.apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-on-ventilator-after-new-york-stabbing-5ea54212d71b95569ed85df7b0fb5fea |
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Post by cherry68 on Aug 14, 2022 19:12:08 GMT
J.K. Rowling was threatened of death on Twitter because she expressed solidarity to Rushdie.
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