Salman Rushdie, who survived the 2022 attack, made his first public appearance in nine months. According to this THRattended the PEN America Gala in New York, for which the organization received the Centenary Courage Award.
In his speech, Rushdie explained that PEN America and its mission to protect free speech have never been more “important” at a time when book bans and censorship were at their height. He said that he accepted the award on behalf of everyone who came to his aid on the day of the attack at the institute.
On the evening of August 12, 2022, an unidentified man attacked Booker Prize winner Rushdie before he gave a lecture at an education center in western New York State. Rushdie needed to be hospitalized.
Salman Rushdie is under the threat of death because of the fatwa issued by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini for his book Satanic Verses, which many Muslims see as an insult to the Prophet Muhammad.
Founded in 1922, PEN America is a New York-based non-profit organization that works to protect freedom of expression and human rights in the United States and around the world by promoting relevant literature.
in advance Rushdie said about life after the attack.