Saudi king orders arrest of sacrilegious writer

emirates247.com ^ | 08FEB12 | Some filthy koranimal

[bayouranger]

Order follows public furor and letters from dignitaries to the Monarch

King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia ordered the arrest of a local newspaper columnist who was accused of blasphemy and offending Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him), newspapers reported on Wednesday.

The King’s order followed public furor inside the Gulf kingdom over some articles written by Hamza Kashgari, considered as abusive of Islam and the Prophet.

“The Monarch today issued orders to arrest and try Kashgari for his offences against the deity and the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him),” the newspapers said, quoting a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

“The order came after many scholars, dignitaries and citizens in the kingdom sent messages to the Monarch expressing indignation at Kashgari offences.”

On Tuesday, Saudi Information minister Abdul Aziz Khowja was reported as telling all local newspapers and magazine not to carry any article by Kashgari for what he described as persistent offences against Islam.

“I have instructed all newspapers and magazines in the kingdom not to allow him to write any thing and we will take legal measures against him,” he said.

“When I read his articles, I wept and got very angry to have someone in the country of the two holy shrines address our Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) in this offending way,” he added without giving further details.

Newspapers said Khowja’s move came after thousands of readers and schools sent letters to the local media and online demanding Kashgari’s prosecution.

After the order, many Saudi newspapers carried a letter written by Kashgari on his Twitter page apologizing for any offence, which he said was inadvertent.

One newspaper said Kashgari has fled the Kingdom to an eastern Asian country through Jordan and the UAE. It did not specify that country.

[bayouranger]

Adding another hump to this:

Sacrilegious Saudi writer arrested in Malaysia Writer to be extradited to kingdom and could face death

Malaysian authorities arrested a Saudi newspaper writer wanted by the Gulf kingdom for offending Islam and Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him) and local reports said he could face death.

Hamza Kashgari was seized as he arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday following his escape from Saudi Arabia on news that King Abdullah has ordered him arrested and prosecuted for religious insults in his articles on Twitter.

“The Malaysian authorities are coordinating with Saudi Arabia to hand Kashgari over,” the Saudi Arabic language daily 'Al Youm' said. In a separate report, newspapers quoted a statement by the kingdom’s Islamic Fatwa Committee calling for punishing Kashgari in line with Islamic law, which means he could be executed.

King Abdullah’s order to arrest the writer, a columnist in the Saudi Arabic language daily 'Al Bilad', followed public furor inside the kingdom over some of his articles, considered as abusive of Islam and the Prophet. “The order came after many scholars, dignitaries and citizens in the kingdom sent messages to the Monarch expressing indignation at Kashgari offences,” 'Ajel' Arabic language daily said on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Saudi Information minister Abdul Aziz Khowja was reported as telling all local newspapers and magazine not to carry any article by Kashgari for what he described as persistent offences against Islam.“I have instructed all newspapers and magazines in the kingdom not to allow him to write any thing and we will take legal measures against him,” he said.

“When I read his articles, I wept and got very angry to have someone in the country of the two holy shrines address our Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) in this offending way,” he added without giving further details.

Newspapers said Khowja’s move came after thousands of readers and schools sent letters to the local media and online demanding Kashgari’s prosecution.After the order, many Saudi newspapers carried a letter written by Kashgari on his Twitter page apologizing for any offence, which he said was inadvertent.

[sthguard]

Substitute “Obama” for “Mohammed” and you’ve got the text of the Fairness Doctrine.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The vorpel blade
went snicker snack...

[bayouranger]

A filthy saudi sheikh weeping as he demands that saudi Columnist Hamza Kashgari gets executed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9kAVlnGMTU

Filthy koranimals.

[Zhang Fei]

Not the smartest thing to do, fleeing to a Muslim country. Of course, he’ll be last Saudi dissident to make that mistake.

[Will88]

They won’t even give examples of what the writer wrote that “offended the prophet”. And it wasn’t too wise to flee to another Muslim nation, if he had any other options.

[onedoug]

Meanwhile, in the US, homosexuals and feminists go blithely on seemingly unconcerned.

[Cicero]

Actually, all you would have to do to offend against Mohammed (PBUH) is to read passages from the Koran in the wrong tone of voice. Because the Koran is full of horrible atrocities. But you’re just supposed to recite them in a beautiful voice and not dwell too much on their meaning.

Unless, of course, you’re in the mood to stone someone and chop off his hands and head, as will probably happen to this guy.

[hannibaal]

If you think your opinion of islam could not be any lower than it is wait until you read his 3 tweets that they want to kill him for.

These were posted on what is Prophet mohammeds birthday:

“On your birthday, I will say that I have loved the rebel in you, that you’ve always been a source of inspiration to me, and that I do not like the halos of divinity around you. I shall not pray for you,” he wrote in one tweet.

“On your birthday, I find you wherever I turn. I will say that I have loved aspects of you, hated others, and could not understand many more,” he wrote in a second.

“On your birthday, I shall not bow to you. I shall not kiss your hand. Rather, I shall shake it as equals do, and smile at you as you smile at me. I shall speak to you as a friend, no more,” he concluded in a third.

[Will88]

Pretty pathetic. I guess the writer forgot that Mohammed was “The Perfect Man”.

[SIRTRIS]

>>>Pretty pathetic. I guess the writer forgot that Mohammed was “The Perfect Man”. Perfect pattern of human conduct to marry a child of 6yrs old & 11 wives at least? Who knows how many "right hand posses" slaves?

[Old Sarge]

When oh when, will the Enlightened Journalists of the Mainstream Media speak out against this blatant religious zealotry and right-wingnut condemnation of an innocent writer...

Oh, they’re not Christian? They’re Muslim?

Never Mind...

[Buckeye McFrog]

It’s the dirty story
Of a dirty man
And his sixteen wives
They do not understand

It’s based on a novel
By Salman Rushdie
And it’s raised a mob
But still he wants to be

a Blasphemous Writer...
Blasphemous Writer

[Joe Boucher]

Hey, Saudi, “king”,
F you and your gutter religion pal.

[bayouranger]

“His crime, again, was reported earlier as comparing his poetry to the Qur’an. The Qur’an is adamant that no one can “produce a sura like thereof,” and that it has no rival (2:23). The author of the offending tweet has been hunted down like an armed and dangerous fugitive terrorist and captured in Malaysia after Saudi King Abdullah ordered his arrest.” Via JW

[bayouranger]

[Will88]

This story should get wide exposure as an example of what Islam is really all about, but I’m afraid our government and MSM will stick with the Religion of Peace and moderate Islam, PC story.