Hadi Matar became withdrawn and isolated after a trip to the Middle East to visit his father in 2018, his mother says

Author Salman Rushdie has taken the stand in a New York courtroom to testify against the man charged with stabbing him in a frenzied knife attack.

Renowned British-Indian author Salman Rushdie testified Tuesday in the trial of the man accused of attempting to kill him in 2022 in New York.

Salman Rushdie peeled back a patch covering his damaged right eye as he testified Tuesday against the New Jersey man accused of trying to kill him.

Rushdie, 77, entered the courtroom dressed in a dark suit, white shirt, and grey tie. Rushdie’s right eyeglass lens was blackened out, concealing the eye penetrated by his attacker’s knife to the opti

Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder in the attack, which took place in 2022 as Mr. Rushdie was about to speak at an arts conference in western New York.

A prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York that the acclaimed author didn’t even try to fight back.

Day two of the trial of Hadi Matar began with author Salman Rushdie taking the stand as the first witness of the day. As the most notable witness in the trial, his testimony drew a packed courtroom with heightened security.

Salman Rushdie provided testimony against Hadi Matar, who is accused of attempting to murder him in a 2022 knife attack. Rushdie described the harrowing incident, recalling the pain and the near-fatal injuries he sustained.

On the witness stand, Salman Rushdie described the frenzied moments when a masked man rushed at him on a stage and repeatedly slashed him with a knife.

A jury will hear attorneys' opening statements on Monday in the trial of Hadi Matar, who is charged with attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie at a New York talk. Rushdie is then due to be among the first witnesses to testify at the Chautauqua County Court in Mayville,