# @thewrap on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DT8XYvjkvLD
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-25T18:10:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Wrap (@thewrap) — https://gondola.cc/thewrap

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#WaxWord: As #SalmanRushdie’s life and legacy are spotlighted at #Sundance with "Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie," the documentary’s premiere coincided with a weekend marked by renewed political violence in the US.

Events in Minnesota underscored the urgency of Rushdie’s lifelong defense of artistic freedom, from living under a religious death edict to publicly confronting the 2022 attack that nearly killed him, shaping a conversation that turned toward escalating threats to free expression in the Trump era.

Read the full interview by TheWrap's sharonwaxman at the link in bio. 

📸 Sundance Institute

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