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Knife by Salman Rushdie audiobook review – 27 seconds that changed everything

The author recalls the attack that almost killed him in an honest, terrifying and life-affirming memoir

On 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie was at a literary conference in Chautauqua, New York, about to…

76 days ago

When it’s illegal to cause distress to believers, call it for what it is: a secular version of blasphemy | Kenan Malik

Language can ‘open eyes’, Salman Rushdie wrote, yet still ideas of profanity are being used to silence dissenting voices

‘Whatever the attack was about, it wasn’t about The Satanic Verses.” So insists…

82 days ago

Salman Rushdie 'knifeman' declares 'Free Palestine' as he enters courtroom over stabbing that left the author fighting for life - as trial hears how British victim was 'too stunned' to fight back

Hadi Matar, an immigrant from Lebanon, was 'on a mission' when he stormed the stage in Chautauqua, upstate New York and attacked the author from behind.

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