Salman Rushdie Remains in Critical Condition Following Attack
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"It took like five men to pull him away and he was still stabbing," lecture attendee Linda Abrams recounted to the New York Times. "He was just furious, furious. Like intensely strong and just fast."
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In the fatwa, which was broadcast on the Iranian radio, Khomeini said, "I am informing all brave Muslims of the world that the author of The Satanic Verses, a text written, edited, and published against Islam, the Prophet of Islam, and the Qur'an, along with all the editors and publishers aware of its contents, are condemned to death. I call on all valiant Muslims wherever they may be in the world to kill them without delay, so that no one will dare insult the sacred beliefs of Muslims henceforth."
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Authorities have not indicated if the stabbing of Rushdie was explicitly related to the Iranian fatwa. Iranian authorities have denied any connection, but blamed the author himself: "Regarding the attack on Salman Rushdie, we do not consider anyone other than [Rushdie] and his supporters worth of blame and even condemnation," the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said in a news conference.
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"Though his life-changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humor remains intact," his son, Zafar Rushdie, said in a statement posted to social media yesterday. "We are so grateful to all the audience members who bravely leapt to his defense and administered first aid, along with the police and doctors who have cared for him and for the outpouring of love and support from around the world."
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a40897713/salman-rushdie-attack-health-update/
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Apologies for all the snips, but wanted to leave out info already generally known, and stick to what is relatively new.