ERIE , Aug 14 — Salman Rushdie remained hospitalised in serious condition yesterday after being stabbed at a literary event in New York state in a shocking assault that triggered widespread international outrage, but drew applause from hardliners in Iran and Pakistan.
"We reaffirm our commitment to those deeply American values in solidarity with Rushdie and all those who stand for freedom of expression." The 75-year-old novelist had been living under an effective death sentence since 1989 when Iran's then supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a religious decree, or fatwa, ordering Muslims to kill the writer.
"But ever since I've been living in America, since the year 2000, really there hasn't been a problem in all that time."Rushdie moved to New York in the early 2000s and became a US citizen in 2016. Despite the continued threat to his life, he was increasingly seen in public — often without noticeable security.
"The Satanic Verses" and its author remain deeply inflammatory in Iran. When asked by AFP yesterday, nobody in Tehran's main book market dared to openly condemn the stabbing.
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