Salman Rushdie, Author of Satanic Verses Stabbed in New York

CHAUTAUQUA, KOMPAS.com – Salman Rushdieauthor The Satanic Verses or The verses of Satan who had received death threats from Iran in the 1980s was attacked on stage during an event at the Chautauqua Institute, New York, England on Friday (12/8/2022). Salman Rushdie stabbed on the neck.

Rushdie was immediately rushed to hospital by helicopter, according to police.

As reported Associated Press (AP), the perpetrator of the stabbing whose identity has not been identified has been detained.

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So, who is Salman Rushdie? He is a writer who was denounced by the Muslim world and banned in many Muslim-majority countries, for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

Books The verses of Satan banned in Iran since 1988 and in 1989 former Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa ordering Rushdie to be killed.

Iran also offered a reward of $3 million for those who killed Salman Rushdie

A journalist AP witnessed the stabbing and said the attack lasted about 20 seconds.

Salman Rushdie attended a discussion at the Chautauqua Institution about the United States as a haven for writers and artists in exile and “a place of freedom of creative expression”, according to the Chautauqua Institution website.

After the issuance of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s fatwa, Rusdhie isolated himself for years under a protection program issued by the British government.

Salman Rushdie is writer who was born in an Indian Muslim family.

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