Salman Rushdie: News
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Channing Tatum, Natalie Portman films to premiere at Sundance
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival will feature new projects from Hollywood stars like Channing Tatum, Alexander Skarsgard, Natalie Portman, Olivia Wilde, Rashida Jones, and Charli XCX.
Top Iranian cleric issues 'fatwa' against Trump and Netanyahu
Iran's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, has issued a religious decree, or fatwa, against Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years
Hadi Matar, the man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Salman Rushdie's attacker sentenced to 32 years in prison
Hadi Matar, the man convicted for attempting to murder renowned author Salman Rushdie, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison.
Salman Rushdie to testify in attempted murder trial
The trial of Hadi Matar, the man accused of attempting to murder renowned author Salman Rushdie, will begin this week in Mayville, New York.
Muslim organizations condemn renewed sale of 'The Satanic Verses'
Several Muslim organizations in India have opposed the renewed sale of Salman Rushdie's controversial book, The Satanic Verses.
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Salman Rushdie receives Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award
Celebrated author Salman Rushdie has received the inaugural Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award, presented by the Vaclav Havel Center in Manhattan, New York.
Happy birthday, Salman Rushdie! Celebrating the remarkable author's best books
Salman Rushdie is undoubtedly one of the most celebrated authors who have mesmerized the world of literature with his contributions that stand second to none.
Salman Rushdie to write about attack that left him blind
Salman Rushdie recently made his first public appearance after he was attacked in August 2022.
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Filmmaker Onir Dhar's session on LGBTQ issues at the Bhopal Lit Fest was canceled recently.
Goodreads' 5 most anticipated fantasy books of 2023
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'He attacked Islam': Salman Rushdie's attacker 'surprised' author is alive
The New Jersey man accused of attacking renowned author Salman Rushdie last week is reportedly "surprised" that he is alive.
After Salman Rushdie attack, author JK Rowling receives death threat
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling received a public death threat on her official Twitter handle from an Iran-backed extremist on Saturday.
Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator, talking; accused pleads not guilty
Salman Rushdie is no longer on a ventilator and is able to speak, as per his book agent Andrew Wylie, a day after he was stabbed at a New York event.
Salman Rushdie on ventilator, may lose an eye, liver damaged
Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie has been put on a ventilator in a critical condition after he was stabbed at an event in the New York state.
Author Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York, airlifted to hospital
Popular yet controversial author Salman Rushdie was attacked at an event in New York on Friday.
5 must-read Salman Rushdie novels
Salman Rushdie is a British American author who has written several essays, short stories, and novels.
Aatish Taseer's citizenship row: 260 personalities write to PM Modi
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Netflix's 'Midnight's Children' series picks Vishal Bhardwaj as showrunner
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Nobel Prize-winning author VS Naipaul dies at 85
Reputed author Sir VS Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature, has died "peacefully" in London, his family has confirmed. He was 85.
Assassinations to the Azaan row: Understanding fatwas
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Paul Beatty wins the 2016 Man Booker Prize
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