“There could be a number of reasonable, plausible explanations as to what he was thinking.” The Iranian Fatwa targeting Salman Rushdie over his book was one of the early tests of Islamization in the West. And Western intellectuals failed badly, attacking Rushdie, who had come from a Muslim family, for offending Islam, rather than defending […]
New York: Muslim who tried to murder Salman Rushdie gets 25 years prison
25 years was the maximum sentence. AP says that “Matar next faces a US federal trial on terrorism-related charges. While the first, state-level trial focused mostly on the details of the knife attack itself, the next one is expected to delve into the more complicated issue of motive.” Matar’s motive is completely clear and straightforward. […]
Rushdie Aside, a Fatwa is Not Necessary to Attack and Kill the ‘Enemies of Islam’
Hadi Matar is a Lebanese Shi’a, linked to Hezbollah, who managed to be admitted to the United States — how he entered the country needs to be investigated — and was living in New Jersey when he tried to carry out the fatwa issued in 1989 by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie, for the crime […]
Justice Served for Salman Rushdie
In August 2022, Salman Rushdie about to deliver a much-desired talk, only to get brutally stabbed in the face with a 10-inch knife by an obedient Muslim who was fulfilling the global fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death. The fatwa on Salman Rushdie was first announced by the supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on […]
A Critically Important Trial Has Just Begun, and No One Involved Will Speak About Motive
New in PJ Media: When the defendant entered the courtroom, he was dressed respectably in a blue button-down shirt and dark slacks. When his presence was announced, he stood up, said “Good morning,” and gave all present a cheery wave. And thus began one of the most important trials of our age, although everyone involved […]
Prosecutor of Rushdie attacker says he won’t discuss motive, defense attorney wants jurors screened for ‘prejudice’
Both Jason Schmidt and Nathaniel Barone are desperately afraid of charges of “Islamophobia,” and hope they can get through this whole thing without any mention of Islamic blasphemy or Khomeini’s fatwa, which, you see, might lead people to have “prejudice against people of Middle Eastern descent.” In what other attempted murder trial would both sides […]
Feds say Muslim who stabbed Salman Rushdie tried to kill him on behalf of Hizballah
Meanwhile, Rushdie’s attacker himself says he did it because Rushdie “attacked Islam.” Will the feds ponder the implications of that? Will they try to determine where Matar got the idea, and investigate the extent to which other Muslims might be moved to violence in the same way? Come on, man! “Salman Rushdie attacker Hadi Matar […]
Justice Department finally investigating whether Rushdie attacker had ties to Hizballah and/or Iran
It’s good of the wokesters in the Justice Department to tear themselves away from manufacturing white supremacist terrorists and criminalizing Trump supporters long enough to look into this. But they’re not likely to spend a whole lot of time or energy on it. “Justice Department Reportedly Looking Into Iran Ties of Salman Rushdie’s Stabber,” by […]
Islamic Republic of Iran to reward jihadi who stabbed Rushdie with farmland, says attacker made Muslims happy
“With this action, he blinded Salman Rushdie in one eye and disabled his arm to make Muslims happy.” The idea that Muslims would be made happy by a wanton act of violence that disfigured an elderly man comes from the Qur’an: “Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, and he will lay […]
Salman Rushdie Breaks His Silence Amid Continued Media Denial of Why He Was Attacked
New in PJ Media: Little has been heard from the renowned and notorious novelist Salman Rushdie since Aug. 12, 2022, the day that he was stabbed 15 times and severely injured while onstage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. But now he has given his first interview since the attack, and it has become clear that […]