Salman Rushdie Won’t Let Terrorists Silence Him

It’s been three years since Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage, and he’s still not backing down. The celebrated author just premiered a new film about the attack at the Sundance Film Festival, because he won’t let terrorists dictate his life.

Rushdie’s Reasoning

Rushdie says he made the film to show what a terrorist attack really looks like. He wants people to see the reality of violence, rather than just reading about it in the news. And he’s not going to let fear change his writing style – he’s still going to tell the stories he wants to tell, no matter what.

Rushdie lost sight in one eye and suffered lasting damage to his hand in the 2022 attack, but he’s not letting that hold him back. He says he’s not going to write ‘frightened books’ or ‘revenge books’, but just keep on writing like he always has.

A Blunt Assessment

Rushdie’s take on the current state of the world? ‘Everybody’s gone crazy right now.’ He thinks it’s hard to have a serious conversation, and that radicalism is on the rise. But he’s not going to let that intimidate him – he’s going to keep speaking his mind, even if it means putting himself in danger.

The attacker, Hadi Matar, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, but Rushdie knows that won’t stop all the extremists out there. He’s just going to keep on doing what he does best: writing, and arguing with those who want to control the narrative.