Hadi Matar, Salman Rushdie’s Attacker, Sentenced to 25 Years
Hadi Matar, the defendant, said he believed the acclaimed author to be a hypocrite. Mr. Rushdie had been living under a religious edict calling for his death since 1989. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations
Topics: Matar, since, death, calling, edict, religious, under, living, Rushdie, hypocrite, author, acclaimed, believed, defendant, Years, Sentenced, Attacker, Rushdie’s, Salman
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/nyregion/salman-rushdie-hadi-matar-sentenced.html