Archived

Hadi Matar convicted in Rushdie terrorism trial

Hadi Matar, 28, has been convicted of federal terrorism charges for the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. A jury found him guilty of all charges, including attempting to help Hezbollah by attacking the British-Indian writer. Matar is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence for the assault.

Coverage from 4 publishers 4 source reports
CBSGuardianBBCNPR
Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of terror offenses BBC News – UK
Update summary

What changed in this update

A man was convicted of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel "The Satanic Verses."

Source coverage

Source reports

US
CBS

Salman Rushdie attacker convicted in federal trial over 2022 stabbing

Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman RushdieNPR – US
NPR

Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

A man was convicted of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel "The Satanic Verses."

Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of terror offensesBBC News – UK
BBC

Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of terror offenses

US
Guardian

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie in 2022 convicted of federal terrorism charges

Jury found Hadi Matar, who is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence, guilty of all charges against him A man was convicted on Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel The Satanic Verses. A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against him, including engaging in an act of transnational…

More news

Also in the news

Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of HormuzNYTimes – US
US Established

Trump Rejects Iranian Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and resume nuclear talks in exchange for lifting the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran would seek clarification from Washington, citing a history of contradictory U.S. messaging. Trump demurred on whether military strikes would resume after the midterm elections.

5 references
NYTEuronewsGuardianNPR
Discovery

See what’s emerging. See what’s changing.

Explore stories gaining momentum and continuing events with new developments.