"Salman Rushdie Honored in Rare New York Appearance"
Author Salman Rushdie made a rare public appearance to accept an award at the Vaclav Havel Center in New York, marking one of the few times he has spoken at an event since being attacked and hospitalized last year. Rushdie, known for his controversial novel The Satanic Verses, received a standing ovation from the crowd. The event also honored Egyptian political theorist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, who remains imprisoned in Egypt, and CBS journalist Leslie Stahl for her foreign policy coverage.