{"id":44729,"date":"2022-08-14T02:52:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T02:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/salman-rushdie-said-his-life-was-relatively-normal-in-recent-interview\/"},"modified":"2022-08-14T02:52:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T02:52:46","slug":"salman-rushdie-said-his-life-was-relatively-normal-in-recent-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/salman-rushdie-said-his-life-was-relatively-normal-in-recent-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Salman Rushdie said his life was &#8216;relatively normal&#8217; in recent interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Salman Rushdie described his life as \u201crelatively normal\u201d in an interview just two weeks before an associate stabbed him at an upstate writer&#8217;s event.<\/p>\n<p>He made the pronouncement to Germany&#8217;s \u201cStern\u201d magazine, which released a transcript of the interview Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The interview was conducted in Manhattan, at the office of Rushdie&#8217;s agent, and he arrived without bodyguards, the magazine noted.<\/p>\n<p>Rushdie discussed the religious edict issued against him in Iran in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA fatwa like that is a serious matter, fortunately the Internet didn&#8217;t exist back then.  The Iranians had to fax the fatwa to the mosques.  That was a long time ago, you know, but now my life is relatively normal again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Local police and FBI block the area around the home of attacker Hadi Matar on Friday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ted Shaffrey\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/hadi-matar-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Law enforcement officers detain Matar after the attack.\" class=\"wp-image-23450379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/hadi-matar-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/hadi-matar-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/hadi-matar-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Law enforcement officers detain Matar after the attack.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Fox via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He was attacked Friday on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, NY.  Hadi Matar, 24, has been charged with attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p>Rushie was on a ventilator Friday and was likely to lose an eye, his agent said.<\/p>\n<p>The writer admitted to \u201cStern\u201d that \u201cwe live in scary times.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-2-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Video footage shows the moments after the author was attacked on stage.\" class=\"wp-image-23450354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Video footage shows the moments after the author was attacked on stage.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-4-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blood stains mark a screen after the vicious confrontation.\" class=\"wp-image-23450391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Blood stains mark a screen after the vicious confrontation.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEven if I always tell people: Don&#8217;t be afraid.  But the bad thing is, death threats have become commonplace.  It&#8217;s no longer just politicians who get it, but even American teachers who go through certain books in class.  Look how many guns there are in America \u2013 more guns than people.  The very existence of all these weapons is frightening,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added \u201cI think many people today live with similar threats as I did then.  And the fax machine that was used against me is like a bicycle against a Ferrari compared to the internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-5-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rushdie was rushed to the hospital via helicopter.\" class=\"wp-image-23450364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-5-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-5-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-5-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Rushdie was rushed to the hospital via helicopter.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Horatio Gates<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-3-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rushdie was the subject of a religious edict in Iran in 1989.\" class=\"wp-image-23450394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-3-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-3-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/salman-rushdie-3-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Rushdie was the subject of a religious edict in Iran in 1989.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rushdie, 75, said he was frightened that the US \u201cwill lose our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEver since the Supreme Court&#8217;s abortion decision, I&#8217;ve had serious concerns that the US won&#8217;t make it.  That the problems are irreparable and the country is falling apart,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salman Rushdie described his life as \u201crelatively normal\u201d in an interview just two weeks before an associate stabbed him at an upstate writer&#8217;s event. He made the pronouncement to Germany&#8217;s \u201cStern\u201d magazine, which released a transcript of the interview Saturday. The interview was conducted in Manhattan, at the office of Rushdie&#8217;s agent, and he arrived &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/salman-rushdie-said-his-life-was-relatively-normal-in-recent-interview\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Salman Rushdie said his life was &#8216;relatively normal&#8217; in recent interview<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[46,17070,8785,17373],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45298,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/salman-rushdie-is-pulling-through-ex-wife-padma-lakshmi-says\/","url_meta":{"origin":44729,"position":0},"title":"Salman Rushdie is &#8216;pulling through,&#8217; ex-wife Padma Lakshmi says","date":"August 14, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Salman Rushdie is able to speak and retains his \u201cfeisty and defiant\u201d sense of humor, his family said in a statement Sunday \u2014 as his ex-wife Padma Lakshmi expressed relief that the author was \u201cpulling through\u201d after being stabbed multiple times at a lecture in upstate New York. 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