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After publicized celebrating the attack in Iran, the other day, the cynical Islamic Republic itself dared to blame Rushdie himself and his supporters for the brutal stabbing.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/08/15/salman-rushdie-iran-response-stabbing-attack-vpx.cnn Hear who Iran blames for Salman Rushdie's stabbing], CNN Video, Aug 15, 2022.<blockquote>Famed author Salman Rushdie is recovering at a hospital after being repeatedly stabbed on stage in an attack that left him with multiple severe injuries, his family said. Iran responded denying any link to the stabbing of and cast the blame on the author and his supporters for the attack that left him with life-changing injuries.</blockquote></ref>
After publicized celebrating the attack in Iran, the other day, the cynical Islamic Republic itself dared to blame Rushdie himself and his supporters for the brutal stabbing.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/08/15/salman-rushdie-iran-response-stabbing-attack-vpx.cnn Hear who Iran blames for Salman Rushdie's stabbing], CNN Video, Aug 15, 2022.<blockquote>Famed author Salman Rushdie is recovering at a hospital after being repeatedly stabbed on stage in an attack that left him with multiple severe injuries, his family said. Iran responded denying any link to the stabbing of and cast the blame on the author and his supporters for the attack that left him with life-changing injuries.</blockquote></ref>
The attack sparks threats against journalists in [[Lebanon]]. Matar's parents' native country.<ref name=mena>"Salman Rushdie attack sparks threats against journalists in Lebanon." ''MENA'', Aug 15, 2022.<blockquote>The debate over freedom of expression in Lebanon is particularly noteworthy, given that Rushdie's attacker, Hadi Matar, himself has Lebanese...
“Everyone has their own opinion,” tweeted Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of Culture Mohammad Mortada on Monday. “But The Satanic Verses are inferiors that are used by [Satan] to use defamation and slander in attacking those who are superior to them — and those who accompany Satan become his agents.”
He went on to say: “With regard to free speech, it should be polite. Those who [disrespect] adults with insults and rancour have nothing to do with morality or ‘honesty’, neither by lineage nor fame.”
It was an apparent response to a tweet by journalist and TV presenter Dima Sadek — whose last name in Arabic means “honest”.
Last week, Sadek tweeted an image of former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the late commander Qassem Suleimani with the caption, “The Satanic Verses”.
The tweet caused a backlash among supporters of Iran-backed Hezbollah and its ally the Amal Movement, and led to a series of death threats against her.
In addition to holding a position in Lebanon’s caretaker Cabinet, Mr Mortada is a judge who has twice served as a member of the Supreme Judicial Council — a 10-member administrative body that approves the appointment of judges.
The debate over freedom of expression in Lebanon is particularly noteworthy, given that Rushdie's attacker, Hadi Matar, himself has Lebanese roots.
Lebanese roots
The attack brought attention to the small Lebanese village of Yaroun, which has a link to Mr Matar, the 24-year-old man charged with attempting to murder the author at the weekend in the US...</blockquote></ref>
===On Hadi Matar===
===On Hadi Matar===