Contemporary literature
Literary genre generally set after World War II
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| July 2024 | Matar is indicted in Federal District Court for the Western District of New York on three terrorism-related charges, including attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. |
| February 2024 | Bernardine Evaristo defended the Royal Society of Literature's response to the stabbing in The Guardian, leading to further controversy with Rushdie's public critique on social media platform X. |
| February 6 2023 | Rushdie appears in an interview with The New Yorker, expressing gratitude for surviving the attack and discussing his recovery. |
| August 2022 | Iranian officials made statements linking the Rushdie stabbing to ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, with political analyst Mohammad Marandi expressing no sympathy for Rushdie. |
| August 2022 | Salman Rushdie was stabbed during a literary event in the United States, sending 'shock and horror' through the literary world and prompting responses from numerous Nobel laureates and Booker Prize winners. |
| August 2022 | Matar pleads not guilty to charges of attempted second-degree murder and second-degree assault following the stabbing of Salman Rushdie. |
| August 14 2022 | Literary agent Andrew Wylie reports Rushdie is on the 'road to recovery', acknowledging the severe injuries but noting his condition is improving. |
| August 2021 | Filmmaker Ram Kamal Mukherjee released a biographical book titled 'Mithun Chakraborty: The Dada of Bollywood' through Rupa Publisher. |
| 2020 | US Department of Justice alleged Iran planned to assassinate US national security advisor John Bolton, which Marandi referenced in relation to the Rushdie attack. |
| 2018 | Matar travels to Lebanon to visit his father, after which his mother reports he became increasingly isolated and focused on his Islamic faith. |
| 2017 | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reaffirms that the original fatwa against Rushdie remains in effect. |
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