Mr. Matar showed no response in the marble-and-wood courtroom as the verdict was read aloud. A recluse who turned to Islam after a trip to the Middle East years earlier, Mr. Matar had grown furious with Mr. Rushdie’s work. Mr. Matar then repeatedly stabbed Mr. Rushdie, including his midsection, his left hand and his eye, piercing his optic nerve. Mr. Barone said the evidence was not sufficient to show Mr. Matar was working at the direction of a terrorist group. The post Salman Rushdie’s Attacker Found Guilty of Aiding a Foreign Terror Group appeared first on New York Times.