Chautauqua Institution
Coverage of Chautauqua Institution in the Nexus archive.
- Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
Salman Rushdie testified at the federal terrorism trial of Hadi Matar, who stabbed him in 2022. Matar, who pleaded not guilty, faces federal charges linked to a 1989 Iranian leader's call for Rushdie's death over his novel. Rushdie described the attack's injuries, including blindness in one eye, during the Buffalo court proceedings.
- Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
Salman Rushdie testified at the federal terrorism trial of Hadi Matar, the man convicted of stabbing him in 2022 during an event in Buffalo, New York. Rushdie described the attack and his injuries, while Matar's defense argues prosecutors cannot prove his intent or terrorism motivation.
- Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
Salman Rushdie testified at the federal terrorism trial of Hadi Matar, the man convicted of stabbing him in 2022. Rushdie described the attack during a Chautauqua Institution event, which left him injured, and emphasized the knife was nearly fatal. Matar, who pleaded not guilty, faces federal charges linked to the 1989 Iranian fatwa against Rushdie for his novel 'The Satanic Verses'.