Hadi Matar, who stabbed Rushdie 15 times and blinded him, faces life in federal prison if convicted of terrorism charges tied to a 1989 Iranian fatwa.

The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is going on trial again. Opening statements are set for Wednesday in Hadi Matar’s federal terrorism trial in Buffalo,…

Hadi Matar, already serving 25 years for attempted murder, denies federal charges that could bring a life sentence