Key facts
- Hadi Matar is facing a federal terrorism trial in New York.
- The trial is for the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie.
- The attack occurred in 2022.
Hadi Matar, the individual accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie in 2022, is now set to face a federal terrorism trial in New York. The legal proceedings address the charges stemming from the attack on the acclaimed writer.