Rushdie's Attacker Convicted on Federal Terrorism Charges

A federal jury in Buffalo convicted Hadi Matar of supporting Hezbollah and transnational terrorism for stabbing Salman Rushdie in 2022. Prosecutors tied the attack to a 2006 Hezbollah speech upholding a 1989 fatwa — a religious decree calling for Rushdie's death. Matar, already serving 25 years on state attempted-murder charges, now faces up to life in federal prison.