Editing Salman Rushdie (section)

===2022 murder attempt===
{{Main|Stabbing of Salman Rushdie}}
On 12 August 2022, while about to start a lecture at the [[Chautauqua Institution]] in [[Chautauqua, New York|Chautauqua]], New York, Rushdie was attacked by a man who rushed onto the stage and stabbed him repeatedly, including in the face, neck and abdomen.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Root |first1=Jay |last2=Gelles |first2=David |last3=Harris |first3=Elizabeth A. |last4=Jacobs |first4=Julia |date=12 August 2022 |title=Salman Rushdie on Ventilator Hours After Being Stabbed in Western New York |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/12/nyregion/salman-rushdie-stabbed-new-york |access-date=13 August 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812163021/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/12/nyregion/salman-rushdie-stabbed-new-york |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Who is Hadi Matar? Everything we know about Salman Rushdie's alleged attacker {{!}} Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/hadi-matar-everything-we-know-salman-rushdies-alleged-attacker.amp |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=www.foxnews.com}}</ref> The attacker was pulled away before being taken into custody by a [[New York State Police|state trooper]]; Rushdie was airlifted to [[UPMC Hamot]], a tertiary trauma centre in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], where he underwent surgery before being put on a ventilator.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Kanishka |last2=Allen |first2=Jonathan |date=13 August 2022 |title=Salman Rushdie on ventilator after New York stabbing |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/author-salman-rushdie-attacked-stage-event-new-york-sky-news-2022-08-12/ |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812170728/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/author-salman-rushdie-attacked-stage-event-new-york-sky-news-2022-08-12/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Security measures at UPMC Hamot were increased due to the potential threat of further attempts on his life. This included 24-hour protection with a security officer outside his room and searches being performed upon entry into the hospital. The suspect was identified as 24-year-old [[Hadi Matar]] of [[Fairview, New Jersey]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Vargas|first=Ramon Antonio|date=12 August 2022|title=Police identify Salman Rushdie attack suspect as 24-year-old from New Jersey|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/12/salman-rushdie-attack-suspect-identified-hadi-matar|access-date=14 August 2022|work=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=13 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813012719/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/12/salman-rushdie-attack-suspect-identified-hadi-matar|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Kanishka|last2=Allen|first2=Jonathan|date=12 August 2022|title=Salman Rushdie is stabbed in the neck at a New York lecture|language=en|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/author-salman-rushdie-attacked-stage-event-new-york-sky-news-2022-08-12/|url-status=live|access-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812170728/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/author-salman-rushdie-attacked-stage-event-new-york-sky-news-2022-08-12/|archive-date=12 August 2022}}</ref> Later in the day, Rushdie's agent, [[Andrew Wylie (literary agent)|Andrew Wylie]], confirmed that Rushdie had received stab injuries to the liver and hand, and that he might lose an eye.<ref>{{cite news |title=Salman Rushdie: Author on ventilator and unable to speak, agent says |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62528689 |work=BBC News |date=13 August 2022 |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813000655/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62528689 |url-status=live }}</ref> A day later, Rushdie was taken off the ventilator and was able to speak.<ref name="AP Off Ventilator">{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-on-ventilator-after-new-york-stabbing-5ea54212d71b95569ed85df7b0fb5fea|title=Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack|publisher=AP News|first1=Carolyn|last1=Thompson|first2=Hillel|last2=Italie|date=14 August 2022|access-date=14 August 2022|archive-date=13 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813205627/https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-on-ventilator-after-new-york-stabbing-5ea54212d71b95569ed85df7b0fb5fea|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 2022 |title=Salman Rushdie is off ventilator and able to talk, agent says |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/14/salman-rushdie-is-off-ventilator-and-able-to-talk-agent-says |access-date=14 August 2022 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814020814/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/14/salman-rushdie-is-off-ventilator-and-able-to-talk-agent-says |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 23 October 2022, Wylie reported that Rushdie had lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand but survived the murder attempt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Altares |first=Guillermo |date=22 October 2022 |title=Andrew Wylie, 'The Jackal' of books: 'Amazon is like ISIS; it takes no prisoners' |url=https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-10-22/andrew-wylie-the-jackal-of-books-amazon-is-like-isis-it-takes-no-prisoners.html |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=EL PAÍS English Edition |language=en-us |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023235335/https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-10-22/andrew-wylie-the-jackal-of-books-amazon-is-like-isis-it-takes-no-prisoners.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Jones 2022">{{cite news | last=Jones | first=Sam | title=Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of one hand, says agent | newspaper=The Guardian | date=23 October 2022 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/23/salman-rushdie-has-lost-sight-in-one-eye-and-use-of-one-hand-says-agent | access-date=23 October 2022 | archive-date=18 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618060655/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/23/salman-rushdie-has-lost-sight-in-one-eye-and-use-of-one-hand-says-agent | url-status=live }}</ref> Rushdie's memoir about the attack, ''[[Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder]]'', was published in April 2024.<ref name="Wagner">{{Cite news |last=Wagner |first=Erica |date=2024-04-15 |title=Review: Salman Rushdie's memoir is horrific, upsetting – and a masterpiece |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/knife-review-salman-rushdie-new-book-horrific-masterpiece/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> It hit number one in the Sunday Times Bestsellers List in the General hardbacks category.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Times |first=The Sunday |date=2024-04-28 |title=The Sunday Times Bestsellers List — the UK's definitive book chart |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/sunday-times-bestsellers-list-book-sales-chart-fnxjm0bnl |access-date=2024-04-28 |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> In the memoir, Rushdie engages in fictional conversations with the assailant, who is referred to as 'A.'<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sathian |first=Sanjena |date=2024-04-16 |title=Salman Rushdie Did Not Want to Write This Book |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/salman-rushdie-knife-book-review.html |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref>

The jury selection for the trial was originally scheduled to begin on 8 January 2024. However, Matar's lawyer successfully petitioned to delay the trial, arguing that they are entitled to see the memoir and any related materials before Matar stands trial, as the documents constitute evidence.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Creamer |first=Ella |date=2024-01-04 |title=Trial of Salman Rushdie's attacker postponed because of author's memoir |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/04/trial-of-salman-rushdies-attacker-postponed-because-of-authors-memoir |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Rushdie recalled experiencing a vivid dream of being stabbed in an ancient [[Roman amphitheatre]] two days before the actual stabbing occurred. The intensity of the dream caused him to consider canceling the event until he eventually decided on attending.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gross |first1=Terry |title=Two nights before the attack, Salman Rushdie dreamed he was stabbed onstage |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1244847366/salman-rushdie-knife |website=NPR}}</ref>

In February 2025, the attacker, Hadi Matar, was found guilty of attempted murder and assault in connection with the stabbing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Attacker Convicted in Salman Rushdie Stabbing Case |url=https://citizennewsdaily.com/attacker-convicted-in-salman-rushdie-stabbing-case/ |access-date=22 February 2025 |work=Citizen News Daily |date=February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-21 |title=Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder and assault |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkn4m0ym32o |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vargas |first=Ramon Antonio |date=2025-02-21 |title=Man found guilty of attempted murder in Salman Rushdie stabbing trial |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/21/salman-rushdie-stabbing-trial |access-date=2025-04-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fadulu |first=Lola |date=2025-02-21 |title=Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie Is Found Guilty of Attempted Murder |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/nyregion/salman-rushdie-hadi-matar-verdict.html |access-date=2025-04-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In May 2025, Matar was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the attack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crane |first=Emily |date=2025-05-16 |title=Salman Rushdie’s attacker Hadi Matar sentenced for horrific stabbing |url=https://nypost.com/2025/05/16/us-news/salman-rushdies-attacker-hadi-matar-sentenced-for-horrific-stabbing/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-16 |title=Salman Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp85kg527p9o |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>