Salman Rushdie describes a ‘lake of blood’ as his convicted attacker faces terrorism charges tied to the 2022 stabbing

Fortune•Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 08:15 PM•2 min read

Hadi Matar, who stabbed Rushdie 15 times and blinded him, faces life in federal prison if convicted of terrorism charges tied to a 1989 Iranian fatwa.

Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/07/24/rushdie-testifies-hadi-matar-terrorism-trial/)

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