Salman Rushdie's confrontation with his attacker in a BBC documentary

Salman Rushdie confronts digitally created version of man who stabbed him in BBC documentary, using AI and CGI to recreate conversation. Rushdie explores attacker's motives and relives horror of the attack. Wife describes receiving news of the attack as the worst day of her life.

Salman Rushdie Survives Stabbing

Salman Rushdie, author of 'The Satanic Verses,' survived a stabbing on stage in 2022, calling it a 'miracle.' The attacker, Hadi Matar, had his trial delayed until after the publication of Rushdie's new memoir, 'Knife.' Rushdie's novel led to protests and a fatwa calling for his death.