(FILES) Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie reacts on stage prior to a lecture from his book 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder', in Berlin on May 16, 2024. The man accused of trying to kill the author Salman Rushdie, leaving him blind in one eye, goes on trial Tuesday February 3, 2025 for attempted murder, according to state court filings. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)