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After an attack on Salman Rushdie, the Chautauqua Institution says its mission won't change

For 150 years, the Chautauqua Institution has prided itself as a place that invites open dialogue and freedom of expression

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie breaks silence after knife attack left author fighting for his life

Sir Salman Rushdie, who wrote the controversial novel The Satanic Verses, was attacked at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state on August 12 last year by 24-year-old Hadi Matar

Daily Mirror

Sir Salman Rushdie’s alleged attacker ‘surprised’ by author’s survival

Hadi Matar pleaded not guilty through his lawyer

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Sir Salman Rushdie’s attacker ‘surprised’ to learn of the author’s survival

Hadi Matar said Sir Salman was ‘someone who attacked Islam’ but did not confirm that his actions were driven by Iran’s fatwa.

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Salman Rushdie attack: ‘I want to get back on stage with author,’ says lecture host Henry Reese

Lecture organiser says author’s values must be defended after stabbing

Evening Standard

Salman Rushdie moderator Henry Reese says he won’t be ‘impeded from doing what we set out to do’

Co-founder of City of Asylum, which offers safety, shelter and support to persecuted writers says they will not be impeded from doing what they set out to do

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Lecture host says his concern is for Sir Salman and ‘what he means in the world’

Henry Reese said the incident in New York highlighted more than ever the values that Sir Salman stands for.

The Independent UK

Injured Salman Rushdie lecture host focused on author, his values and legacy

The moderator of the event during which Sir Salman Rushdie was attacked onstage said his concern is for the writer “himself, but also what he means in the world”.

Irish Independent

Free Speech Can’t Survive as an Abstraction

People must be willing to defend it.

The Atlantic

Salman Rushdie and a history of offense

The celebrated author is currently recovering from serious injuries after an attack on his life

Salon

Attack on Salman Rushdie felt unreal, his host says

“When there was blood behind him, it became real,” said Henry Reese, who was with the author and activist onstage.

Politico

Salman Rushdie on ventilator after stabbing, may lose an eye; attacker charged

Rushdie’s alleged attacker, Hadi Matar, was due in court to face attempted murder and assault charges.

Chicago Sun-Times

Salman Rushdie attack: Suspect charged with attempted murder

Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of attacking the author at event in New York state and is being held without bond.

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Irish Independent

Salman Rushdie stabbing – man enters not guilty plea

The man accused of stabbing Sir Salman Rushdie pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges of attempted murder and assault, in what a prosecutor called a “pre-planned” crime, as the renowned author of The Satanic Verses remained in hospital with serious injuries.

France 24

Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator, may lose eye following stabbing in New York

Salman Rushdie remained hospitalized Saturday after suffering serious injuries in a stabbing attack, which was met with shock and outrage from much of the world, along with tributes and praise for the award-winning author who for more than 30 years has faced death threats for his novel “The Satanic Verses.”

The Independent UK

Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after New York stabbing

Salman Rushdie's agent says the writer is on a ventilator after being stabbed in the neck and abdomen on a western New York stage where he was about to give a lecture

Irish Independent

Author Sir Salman Rushdie ‘on a ventilator and could lose an eye’ after New York attack

Sir Salman Rushdie is reportedly on a ventilator and may lose an eye after he was stabbed on stage in New York state.

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The Times of India

UN secretary general Antonio Guterres appalled to learn of attack on Salman Rushdie

NEW YORK: UN secretary general Antonio Guterres is "appalled" to learn about the attack on author Salman Rushdie, saying that in no case is violence a response to words spoken or written by others in their exercise of the freedoms of opinion and expression.

Irish Independent

Author Salman Rushdie undergoes surgery after being stabbed in neck on stage in US

A man was last night taken into custody after writer Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck on stage in the US.

Irish Independent

Sir Salman Rushdie on a ventilator and could lose an eye after New York attack

Sir Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator and may lose an eye after he was stabbed on stage in New York state.

The Guardian - US

Blood and terror: witnesses tell of attack on Salman Rushdie at literary festival

Arts event interrupted by screams as people rushed to render aid to the novelist and subdue his assailant

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