“That made me not afraid, because I was with the man I loved,” says the former “Top Chef” host (via toofab)
Last August,"The Satanic Verses" author was stabbed repeatedly onstage at a speaking event in Chautauqua, New York; he was airlifted to a hospital while the suspect was captured on the scene. Rushdie was in hospital for six weeks and lost vision in one eye and the use of a hand.
Suspected attacker, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, was charged with attempted second-degree murder and second-degree assault following the incident; he has plead not guilty. Rushdie previously lived for many years in hiding after his novel"The Satanic Verses" drew the wrath of Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who issued a"fatwa" in 1989; it called for the killing of the author.The Japanese translator of"The Satanic Verses", Hitoshi Igarashi, was stabbed to death in 1991. The murder remains unsolved.
A Norwegian publisher of the novel, William Nygaard, was shot three times in 1993. He survived but shooters were never found.Riots in connection with the book have also reportedly claimed the lives of at least 37 people.
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