In this courtroom sketch, Salman Rushdie testifies on the witness stand gesturing how the attacker slashed his throat when he was attacked at the Chautauqua Institute, during the trial of Hadi Matar, in Chautauqua County court, in Mayville, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)Hadi Matar talks with his defense team before leaving the courtroom at the Chautauqua County courthouse after his second day of trial, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Mayville, N.Y. Matar is charged with stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Elizabeth Williams
In this courtroom sketch, Salman Rushdie testifies on the witness stand gesturing how the attacker slashed his throat when he was attacked at the Chautauqua Institute, during the trial of Hadi Matar, in Chautauqua County court, in Mayville, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
