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Salman Rushdie was attacked in the US in August He has lost sight in one eye Rushdie's whereabouts will not be disclosed to be public

Renowned author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and will be able to talk He was stabbed in western New York State on Friday morning during a lecture Hadi Matar is suspected of stabbing Indian-born-British author Salman Rushdie

Hadi Matar is suspected of stabbing Indian-born-British author Salman Rushdie He pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in the second degree and other charges in a New York court Matar was brought before a court on charges of attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the second degree

Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen was forced out of her country as her writings were interpreted to be against Islam Salman had a fatwa issued against him by Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini He was stabbed repeatedly by an unknown assailant at a lecture at New York's Chautauqua Institution

Salman Rushdie, an Indian-born novelist, spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him because of his writing He was stabbed in the neck and torso onstage at a lecture in New York state on Friday After hours of surgery, Rushdie was on a ventilator and unable to speak on Friday