Salman Rushdie recovering from attack | USA TODAY

The suspect accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie on stage before a lecture in New York pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault charges.

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Salman Rushdie, "The Satanic Verses” author who was stabbed Friday as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York, has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk.

The USA TODAY best-selling writer, whose work has previously led to death threats, suffered wounds to the neck and abdomen when an assailant attacked him as he was about to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York.

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51 comments

    1. its very important to read or have the right to read whatever you want , if you don’t agree with it that is fine but your allowed to read or write anything you want …….except Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler , that book is banned due to hate speech , currently Mein Kampt is illegal in most nations and I think it should be banned , books that promote hate speech , disinformation and target a particular religion should be banned

    1. @Sina Bagheri Sarvestani Mein Kampf of ALL books should be allowed.

      Here’s some education for you: There no such thing as “hate speech” there is free speech or none at all.

      The second you allow others to dictate what you can say and think, you are already a slave. You keep limiting other’s freedoms and thoughts, it will only be a matter of time until YOU are staring down the barrel of the system you helped create.

      I will NEVER allow anyone to decide what I can or cannot say or think. At least give that some thought.

    2. @sudilos117 Here’s a clue: Those people were already disturbed and awful to begin with. A book, TV show or a video game won’t make you do those things. People DECIDE to.

      Before you blame media, try looking at the person committing the act first.

    3. @Sina Bagheri Sarvestani banned where it’s on every book shelf in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    1. @Ahmad Dakhlallah yes, my grandfather fell to a hail of bullets belonging to the Third Reich. he believed he was giving his life for those in the future. Was he wrong? maybe

    1. @My Wife’s Boyfriend actually he proposed ( in a book ) that mohammed could not be a holy leader, or what he claimed to be by pointing out a verse in the Koran where he had been possessed by the devil and uttered a single verse while influenced….bit more than speaking your mind.

    2. He never called anything but himself the cheapest writer that ever existed. There are too many topics to write about Islam’s greatness; picking up the part abused by radicals and terrorists just to get famous is dishonesty. The vast majority of Muslims are not what this slick cheap dude described.

  1. Guy is stronger than any Muslim. He need to be more careful . Sad he lost an eye but he will be fine .

  2. “Previously received death threats” is a severe understatement considering the Iran government placed a $3 million bounty for his murder

    1. @Ismail Ali IKR, the bounty against a British citizen should have been treated as an act of war by the Iranian government. The British military should have sent an ultimatum to withdraw the fatwa or face oblivion.

  3. 75 years old and still survived multiple stab wounds. Very strong man. Hoping for his continued recovery.

  4. I think the pandemic has taught people the importance of multiple streams of income unfortunately having a job doesn’t mean security. Great video. Thanks for sharing

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  5. Good. As an Iranian I am happy he survived the terrorist attack. Hope it will disappoint other terrorists and extremists from attempting new attacks.

  6. It takes a lot of guts to speak out against others …especially when your life is on the line …a great example to all of us

  7. Cuando entenderán los Musulmanes que “Alá no ama a los traidores” (Corán 8 : 58); por tanto este Ataque, no tendrá recompensa porque fue hecho a traición.

  8. “Alá no ama a los traidores” (Corán 8 : 58); por tanto este Ataque, no tendrá recompensa porque fué hecho a traición.

  9. Anyone with a bounty on their head is always going to become a target! The motivation was MONEY! He was a bounty hunter!

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