Attack On Rushdie News Today

Last week’s shocking attack on the author reminded us of how risky the world is for artistic expression. We must also remind ourselves that a free market for ideas is vital to progress

Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him because of his writing, was stabbed in the neck and torso onstage at a lecture in New York state on Friday and airlifted to a hospital, police said.