This article on Institute NY Chautauqua will provide information to our readers regarding the Sir Salman Rushdie attack.
Have you ever read “The Satanic Verses”, a novel by Salman Rushdie. Salman Rushdie was attacked while on stage. In the United States, it is highly discussed that a popular author was stabbed on stage. This happened at the Institute NY Chautauqua. Please read this post to find out who stabbed Salman Rushdie and how it happened. All such details are included in this post.
The Incident
Salman Rushdie, a British-American novelist, was born in Bombay. Salman Rushdie’s works combine historical fiction with magical realism. Sir Salman Rushdie faced death threats for his novel, “The Satanic Verses.”
Sir Salman Rushdie was set to address an audience on August 12. He was seated on a chair and waiting for his turn to address the crowd on “Artistic Freedom”. According to reports, an attacker ran onto the stage, stabbed Rushdie multiple times in the neck and torso.
Police Investigation This case
After being summoned by the team, police investigated the matter. According to police, the attacker was identified as Hadi Matar. They are now looking into his criminal history and nationality. The attacker was arrested on the spot by police. Sources claim that Hadi Matar’s social-media account indicated that he sympathized with Shia Extremism. Salman’s team member stated that he is currently on a ventilator and that the attacker has damaged his liver, nerves, and liver.
Salman Rushdie was invited by the Institute NY Chautauqua to deliver a lecture.
Attack Video goes Viral.
Hadi Matar attacked the writer as he was about deliver a speech on Friday morning. People are sharing their opinions and criticizing freedom of speech and the video is going viral on social media. Twitter was flooded with tweets about #SalmanRushdie.
One user stated that this was so terrible, it is terrorism against free speech, expression, and thoughts. One person who attended Friday’s event stated that prayers were offered to Salman Rushdie. He also criticised the management team at Institute NY Chautauqua.
Javed Akhtar took Twitter to tweet, “This is a brutal attack. He hopes for his recovery. And he urges the New York police to take tough action against this attacker.
Conclusion
We have wrapped up this write-up by informing our readers about the August 12th accident and providing information regarding Hadi Mathar’s attack on Salman Rushdie, as well as the reactions of the public to the viral video.