News about Salman Rushdie

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Salman Rushdie has something to celebrate as the birth of his son Zafar's second daughter was announced on Instagram on Sunday night.  Natalie, 37, and Zaf, 44, have welcomed their second daughter - they are already parents to Rose, three -and took to Instagram to share an image of the newborn, whose name they are yet to reveal. Singer Natalie wrote: '10 little fingers and 10 little toes bringing our little family so much happiness, love and joy.' 

The centrepiece of Salman Rushdie's (left) new memoir is a vivid but harrowing account of the recent savage knife attack that almost ended his life. In painful detail, he writes how he was stabbed multiple times during an event in New York State in 2022, slumping to the floor of the stage as the frenzy of blows continued before, finally, some brave members of the audience overpowered his assailant. Against the odds, Rushdie recovered from the assault.

Salman Rushdie has revealed he thought 'this is the end' as he lay in a 'lake' of his own blood after being viciously stabbed multiple times at a book fair two years ago. The Indian-born British author, who was left fighting for his life after being attacked at the Chatauqua Institution in New York state, says it was 'good fortune' that mean he survived his grievous injuries. The 76-year-old lost his right eye following the attack, while also being stabbed in the face, neck, chest, abdomen, thigh and hand in the assassination attempt in front of horrified audience members on August 12, 2022. The novelist said frenzied knifing, which lasted around 30 seconds, came 'out of the blue' despite having been the subject of death threats since the 1980s over his book The Satanic Verses.

The TV cook, 64, has been friends with Salman Rushdie since she was in her early twenties, and used to cook for him while he was in hiding after a Fatwa was placed on his head in 1988. Currently in Sydney, Nigella revealed she rushed out to a local favourite book shop today to buy Knife, the 76-year-old's new book about the murder attempt on his life at a New York literary festival in 2022. (Pictured from left: Nigella and Salman Rushdie in 2005, Rushdie in New York this week. Inset: his new book)

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The Satanic Verses author has opened up for the first time about the assassination attempt on stage at a New York literary festival in August 2022 that cost him an eye and saw him suffer stab wounds to his face, neck, chest, abdomen, thigh and hand. Sir Salman's wife, the poet and novelist Rachel Eliza Griffiths, was a seven-hour drive away in New York City when she was told on the phone that her husband had been attacked and was 'not going to make it'. The medics who assessed the Indian-born British author when he was rushed to hospital in an air ambulance later admitted they did not believe they could save him. In his memoir, Knife, Sir Salman revealed that Eliza chartered a private jet that cost more than $20,000 (£16,050) in order to get to the hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania.

The 76-year-old author thought he was going to die during the assassination attempt on the stage of the literary festival on August 12, 2022.

The 76-year-old author thought he was going to die during the assassination attempt on the stage of the literary festival on August 12, 2022. Mr Rushdie lost sight in his right eye in the brutal 27-second assault that also left him with stab wounds to the face, neck, chest, abdomen, thigh and hand. He explained that his 'first thought' when he saw the would-be assassin approaching him was, 'So it's you. Here you are'. The publication of The Satanic Verses drew heavy criticism for the suggested contradiction of the prophet Mohammed's infallibility and was banned in a number of countries.

The Satanic Verses author said he thought he would die as he opened up for the first time about the assassination attempt on stage at a New York literary festival that cost him an eye and stab wounds to his face, neck, chest, abdomen, thigh and hand. He said the attack two years ago still 'upsets me every day' as he prepares to see his account of it published in 'Knife', his 22nd book, on Tuesday. 'I confess, I had sometimes imagined my assassin rising up in some public forum or other, and coming for me in just this way,' he wrote. 'So my first thought when I saw this murderous shape rushing towards me was, 'So it's you. Here you are'.'

When Davina McCall compared Salman Rushdie at the British Book Awards, she revealed she felt like an 'imposter' on Richard Herring's podcast. In May 2023, the TV presenter, 56, was named Best Of The Year Award for her Menopausing self-help guide with Dr. Naomi Potter. However, Davina admitted that the award should have been given to someone like the 76-winning novelist, who is a'real author'.

Earl Spencer (left), 59, who lives in Althorp in Northamptonshire, took to Instagram on Sunday to honor his mother, Frances Shand Kyddd, who died in 2004. Among the cuttings he posted (right) were pictures of Charles' younger sister, the late Princess Diana, as a baby.

Rie Kudan's new book, 'Tokyo-to-Dojo' ('Sympathy Tower Tokyo), was lauded by a judge for being "most flawless" and "universally enjoyable," bagged the biannual Akutagawa Prize on Wednesday. The book, set in a futuristic Tokyo, revolves around a high-rise prison tower and the architect's intolerance of criminals, with AI as a repeating theme. The 33-year-old author admitted that only five percent's of the book was written by AI, implying that ChatGPT opened her new opportunities as a writer and greatly influenced her process. In writing this book, she made good use of generative AI like ChatGPT,' she said at a party after the winner's announcement.' 'I would say that around five percent of the book was quoted verbatim the sentences generated by AI.'

After the Satanic Verses author was repeatedly stabbed in August of 2022, Hadi Matar was rescued from the stage at a book fair in upstate New York. Matar, 26, was supposed to be arrested early this month for the assault that left Rushdie on a ventilator and cost him an eye, as jury selection began on January 8. But Chautauqua County Judge David Foley ruled Matar was entitled to receive a copy of the book 'Knife: Reflections After an Attempted Murder,' even though it is not due out until April 16. Isn't just the book,' defense attorney Nathaniel Barone said, 'I'm entitled to every little note Rushdie wrote down, and I'm sure, I'm entitled to.'

At Speaker's Corner, Edward Little, 22, (top right) was arrested by police on his way to buy a handgun (top left) from an underworld contact whom he planned to use to murder the preacher and several police officers. When he was shown a YouTube video of his alleged attacker, Hatun Tash, an internet celebrity who has been critical of Islam, the terrorist was being interrogated by police. Little leaning forward and looking straight at the officer before leaping from his chair and across the table, his fists clenched, and both arms pointed toward the officer's face, as shown by surveillance.

In addition to allegations that he assaulted Jewish students and defended Hamas in lectures, Mohammad Mahallati sparked an anti-Semitism investigation at Oberon College in Ohio last month. In the late 1980s, the tenacious professor of religion was enslaved in Iran's enslavery, and he was accused of covering up the regime's massacre of 5,000 imprisoned protesters. However, the liberal college only turned against him when it emerged that he sexually assaulted a student at Columbia University in the 1990s. 'It's disheartening that it took Oberlin College three years to take this critical action,' said Lawdan Bazargan, whose brother Bijan was among those assassinated in 1988.

Exclusive: In the preface to the book 'EndGame', two members of the royal family were identified in the racial controversy that engulfed the company, Saskia Peeters and Nellie Keukelaar-van Rijsbergern (left) are listed. The names were initially expected due to a 'translation' mix up, but later said a 'error' led to their printing on pages 128 and 324 of the book, which has the tag 'Final Battle' in Holland. Colleagues who translate books from English into Dutch told MailOnline that it would be "unthinkable" for the women to insert the names themselves unless they were already in the manuscript. 'I find it very odd that a translator would mention names that weren't present in their English translation, particularly in the case of such a crucial subject.'

On Sunday, Irish writer Paul Lynch claimed the Booker Prize for fiction about a woman's fight to save her family in a dystopian Ireland's demises into totalitarianism and war under a far-right government. While readers regard Prophet Song as 'propulsive and unparing,' critics have been less generous, naming it as the 'weakest book on the shortlist' that won't withstand the test of time.' At a London literary award ceremony last night, a dystopian fictional version of Dublin was awarded the £50,000-pound literary award.

The judges of the Booker Prize have largely influenced their selection of this year's finalists, a book describing police and activists clashing in Ireland. After a full day of talks on Saturday, Prophet Song by Paul Lynch, 46, was chosen champion, with judges arguing that current events were not a 'determining factor' in their decision. However, judges Esi Edugyan's chairman acknowledged yesterday that although the latest Dublin mayhem was not "particularly front of mind" at the time, it did play a role in their discussions. "It wasn't the deciding factor, but I admit that it was something that did get raised," she said. One cannot let world events determine what one chooses as the best book ever published.'

The author was given the first-ever Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award by the Valiant Havel Center on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Only a few hundred of the more than 100 attendees had advance notice of Rushdie, whose whereabouts had largely been concealed from the general public since he was stabbed repeatedly in August of 2022 as he was set to deliver a public lecture at the Chautauqua Institute in New York. He had four wounds to his stomach, three wounds on the right side of his neck, and three other wounds to his right eye, chest, and right thigh. After being welcomed by 'Reading Lolita in Tehran's writer Azar Nafisi,' Rushdie said Tuesday night, 'I regret being a mystery guest.' I don't feel at all mysterious.' However, it made life a little simpler.'

AYAAN HIRSI ALI: There are people condemning Israel's wretchedness - both locally and explicitly supporting the perpetrators. The world has been emboldened by this tragedy, and Jews have been blamed yet again for their own massacre. And I am not particularly surprised.

Hadi Matar, 25, will face prosecutors for attacking the writer who was repeatedly stabbed on stage at a book fair in upstate New York in August last year. However, Chautauqua District Attorney Jason Schmidt said federal agents are probing whether the New Jersey criminal received his assignment by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group on a 2018 trip to the Middle East. We have to really confine ourselves to the four corners of the allegations that we've pleaded,' Schmidt said, "attempted murder in the second degree." "The driving motives that led to the intention have been sort of hidden within us,' and this is something that the US Attorney's Office has been investigating and dealing with.

You may not get to share a touching and personal chat with the Princess of Wales every day, but Natalie Rushdie's last month was just as bad as it was. Natalie had been invited to attend the second day of the Wimbledon tournament in London, and it was the perfect opportunity for her to say thank you.

Padma Lakshmi has spoken openly about her relationship with Salman Rushdie as a result of fat loss, as well as an update on her ex just 10 months after being stabbed. The 52-year-old media star, who recently revealed her departure from Top Chef, appeared on Who's Talking With Chris Wallace to discuss her marriage with the now 75-year-old author. Lakshmi and Rushdie were married from 2004 to 2007, but they didn't get a fatw for his execution. In reaction to a question posed by a private individual, judge, or government, a fatw is a legal decision on a point of Islamic law given by a competent Faqih. The author's 1988 book, The Satanic Verses, which reimagines portions of the Prophet Muhammad's life, caused Ayatollah Khomeini's suicide to issue a fatwa against Rushdie.