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Biden condemns attack on Rushdie, pledges 'solidarity' with author's ideals

Headline from Politico, from the development of Aug 13, 2022

Newest development Aug 14, 2022 · 3 reportsAuthors on the Salman Rushdie attack: ‘A society cannot survive without free speech’

“Salman Rushdie—with his insight into humanity, with his unmatched sense for story, with his refusal to be intimidated or silenced—stands for essential, universal ideals,” Biden said in the statement.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Salman Rushdie attacked ahead of lecture in New York

    Headline from Hiawatha World Online ·

  2. Names this update

    Biden condemns attack on Rushdie, pledges 'solidarity' with author's ideals

    Headline from Politico ·

  3. Newest

    Authors on the Salman Rushdie attack: ‘A society cannot survive without free speech’

    Headline from The Guardian ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

27 articles, oldest first.

  1. Gopusa

    Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or st…

  2. FOX Business

    Salman Rushdie, attacked at New York book event, explored good vs. evil in his work (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    British-Indian writer Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage in New York ahead of a speaking event in Chautaugua. Here is rundown of his career as a writer.

  3. Christian Science Monitor

    Salman Rushdie, long a target of death threats, attacked in NY (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    Salman Rushdie, whose writing has drawn anger in parts of the Islamic world and a whose life has been subject to an Iranian bounty for 33 years, was attacked as he prepared to give a lecture at an event in western New York on Friday.

  4. The Guardian

    ‘This is shocking’: writers and celebrities horrified by Salman Rushdie attack (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Author, who has previously faced death threats, was stabbed as he was about to deliver a lecture in western New York

  5. Al Jazeera

    Novelist Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York: Reactions (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Rushdie was stabbed on stage just before he was about to give a lecture in southwestern New York state.

  6. Deseret News

    Who is Salman Rushdie? Author attacked on stage in rural New York (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Booker Prize-winning author has long been the target of bounties by Iran

  7. Politico

    Biden condemns attack on Rushdie, pledges 'solidarity' with author's ideals (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    “Salman Rushdie—with his insight into humanity, with his unmatched sense for story, with his refusal to be intimidated or silenced—stands for essential, universal ideals,” Biden said in the statement.

  8. The Atlantic

    All Because Salman Rushdie Wrote a Book (opens The Atlantic)

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    The Atlantic's feed description

    Just as the mind recoils at the sight of a single book burned, the spilled blood of an author inspires revulsion.

  9. The Guardian

    Writers and politicians condemn attack on Salman Rushdie (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    As author remains on a ventilator, messages of support champion free speech and talk of his ‘extraordinary resilience’

  10. The Guardian

    ‘Truth, courage, resilience’: Biden hails Salman Rushdie after attack (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    President says author stands for ‘essential, universal ideals’ and ‘the ability to share ideas without fear’

  11. The Guardian

    Salman Rushdie has again instructed us in a profound lesson: great literature will always be a matter of life and death (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The horrifying attack on the novelist during a talk at a New York state event reminded us courage sometimes carries a heavy cost

  12. The Guardian

    Salman Rushdie’s entire life has been an act of defiance | Suzanne Nossel (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Salman has been targeted for his words for decades, but he has never flinched nor faltered. The attack on him is a wake-up call

  13. The Guardian

    Salman Rushdie attack: details emerge about New Jersey suspect (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Motive for violence at New York event remains unclear, with author in hospital

  14. The Guardian

    Salman Rushdie had started to believe his ‘life was normal again’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Before he was stabbed, the author said ‘a lot of people today live with similar threats’ to those made against him

  15. Hiawatha World Online

    Salman Rushdie attacked ahead of lecture in New York (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    Hiawatha World Online's feed description

    Controversial author Salman Rushdie has been attacked as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.

  16. The Guardian

    The Observer view on the attack on Salman Rushdie being an attack on free expression | Observer editorial (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The author’s courage to speak out while living under a fatwa for 30 years should be taken as an example by others

  17. The Guardian

    Authors on the Salman Rushdie attack: ‘A society cannot survive without free speech’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Writers including Margaret Atwood, Ben Okri and Ian McEwan have spoken out after the attack in New York

  18. The Economist

    Salman Rushdie is a champion of imagination, ambiguity and liberty (opens The Economist)

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    The Economist's feed description

    The author has long tracked the world’s slide into rancorous sectarianism

  19. The Economist

    An introduction to the works of Salman Rushdie (opens The Economist)

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    The Economist's feed description

    Our culture correspondent recommends four of the novelist’s books—and one about how the fatwa against him changed the world

  20. The Guardian

    Salman Rushdie: writers gather in New York to read author’s works in solidarity (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Event organized by Pen America champions freedom to write after novelist survived assassination attempt last week

  21. Fox News

    Salman Rushdie and the price of free speech (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The terrible attack on author Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state this month offers important lessons about freedom, literature and hate

  22. The Times of Israel

    Fellow authors, friends rally and read in support of Rushdie (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Jeffrey Eugenides, Tina Brown, Gay Talese and others gather at New York Public Library to speak out in defense of free speech, tell stories about novelist recovering from stabbing

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