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Hadi Matar convicted on federal terrorism charges for stabbing Salman Rushdie

Hadi Matar convicted on federal terrorism charges for stabbing Salman Rushdie

A federal jury has found Hadi Matar guilty on all counts in a terrorism trial involving the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. Matar now faces a potential life term.

Culture ·30 Jul 2026, 06:01 ·Maya Calder 3 min read