Salman Rushdie recounted the harrowing details of his stabbing incident during Hadi Matar's trial. The 2022 attack left Rushdie blind in one eye, with serious injuries from multiple stab wounds. Matar, who had previously expressed political statements in court, faces charges of attempted murder. Rushdie described in vivid detail the moments of the assault, emphasizing the pain and the overwhelming fear of dying. The trial raises issues surrounding freedom of expression and perceptions of victimization in the context of past fatwas issued against Rushdie.
I only saw him at the last minute. It was a stab wound in my eye, intensely painful... I was screaming because of the pain, left in a lake of blood.
The injuries were very serious and it took a long time to recover... the gash [in my neck] was so deep, it had to be held together with metal staples.
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