But given that he has been a high-profile advocate for freedom of expression, and someone who has lived under death threats for years, we are concerned this could be the motivation. Humanists UK, a charitable group which Mr Rushdie is a patron of, tweeted: "Shocked to hear about the attack on our patron Salman Rushdie. Salman Rushdie is the author of eleven novels: Grimus, Midnight’s Children (which was awarded the Booker Prize in 1981), Shame, The Satanic Verses, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, The Moor’s Last Sigh, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, Fury, Shalimar the Clown and The Enchantress of Florence, and Luka and the Fire of Life. In 1989, Sir Rushdie received a fatwa (a death sentence) by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini and shortly afterwards was given security paid for by the taxpayer after a £1.2million bounty was issued for him. Published in 1988, it was banned in India and the subject of protests around the world due to its portrayal of the prophet Muhammed. He has been dogged by death threats since the publication of his most famous work, The Satanic Verses.
Another Twitter user said: "Salmon Rushdie was just stabbed multiple times on stage at Chautauqua Institution."Īs a former Booker Prize winner, Sir Rushdie's work has been both celebrated and criticised across the world.
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