News Salman Rushdie stabbed: Author taken off ventilator after attack, suspect held without bail August 14, 2022 Mary Cadden and Jennifer McClellan, USA TODAY Comments Off on Salman Rushdie stabbed: Author taken off ventilator after attack, suspect held without bail "Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to lecture.