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| − | '''Hamza Kashgari''', full name Hamza Kashgari Mohamad Najeeb (Arabic:حمزة كاشغري) is a Saudi writer who was arrested and jailed for two year after tweeting statements critical of [[Muhammad]] that were deemed "sacrilegious," leading to his nickname as the "Twitter Blasphemer."<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B6mKCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=saudi+women+won't+go+to+hell&source=bl&ots=9GJMEnVA2u&sig=X7TDpkkL6psbT3cVtZCMRTVYDbI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL496I497TAhUIOSYKHWXKDMEQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=saudi%20women%20won't%20go%20to%20hell&f=false|title=Force and Fanaticism: Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia and Beyond|last=Valentine|first=Simon Ross|date=2015-01-09|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781849046152|language=en}}</ref> His arrest was personally ordered by King Abdullah.<ref name="gulfnews">{{cite news | first= Habib| last= Moumi| title= Mystery about controversial Saudi columnist's location deepens| date=2017-02-09| work= [[Gulf News]]| url= http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/mystery-about-controversial-saudi-columnist-s-location-deepens-1.978517| accessdate=2017-05-07 | archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/65MO0ZfQN| archivedate=2012-02-10 }}</ref> He was arrested and extradited to [[Saudi Arabia]] in [[Malaysia]] while attempting to seek political asylum in [[New Zealand]].<ref name="emirates247_arrested">{{cite news | title= Sacrilegious Saudi writer arrested in Malaysia| date=2012-02-09| work= [[Emirates 24/7]]| url= http://www.emirates247.com/news/region/sacrilegious-saudi-writer-arrested-in-malaysia-2012-02-09-1.442198| accessdate=2017-05-07 | archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/65MOcflmZ| archivedate=2012-02-10 }}</ref> Human rights groups feared that he would face the death penalty, as [[blasphemy]] and [[apostasy]] are punishable by death in [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/65MRjaZtw|title=WebCite query result|website=www.webcitation.org|language=en|access-date=2017-03-28}}</ref> He was released from prison on October 29, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freedomhouse.org/article/freedom-house-welcomes-release-saudi-writer-hamza-kashgari |title=Freedom House Welcomes Release of Saudi Writer Hamza Kashgari |publisher=Freedomhouse.org}}</ref> | + | '''Hamza Kashgari''', full name Hamza Kashgari Mohamad Najeeb (Arabic:حمزة كاشغري) is a Saudi writer who was arrested and jailed for two year after tweeting statements critical of [[Muhammad]] that were deemed "sacrilegious," leading to his nickname as the "Twitter Blasphemer."<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B6mKCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=saudi+women+won't+go+to+hell&source=bl&ots=9GJMEnVA2u&sig=X7TDpkkL6psbT3cVtZCMRTVYDbI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL496I497TAhUIOSYKHWXKDMEQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=saudi%20women%20won't%20go%20to%20hell&f=false|title=Force and Fanaticism: Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia and Beyond|last=Valentine|first=Simon Ross|date=2015-01-09|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781849046152|language=en}}</ref> His arrest was personally ordered by King Abdullah.<ref name="gulfnews">{{cite news | first= Habib| last= Moumi| title= Mystery about controversial Saudi columnist's location deepens| date=2017-02-09| work= [[Gulf News]]| url= http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/mystery-about-controversial-saudi-columnist-s-location-deepens-1.978517| accessdate=2017-05-07 | archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/65MO0ZfQN| archivedate=2012-02-10 }}</ref> He was arrested and extradited to [[Saudi Arabia]] in [[Malaysia]] while attempting to seek [[political asylum]] in [[New Zealand]].<ref name="emirates247_arrested">{{cite news | title= Sacrilegious Saudi writer arrested in Malaysia| date=2012-02-09| work= [[Emirates 24/7]]| url= http://www.emirates247.com/news/region/sacrilegious-saudi-writer-arrested-in-malaysia-2012-02-09-1.442198| accessdate=2017-05-07 | archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/65MOcflmZ| archivedate=2012-02-10 }}</ref> Human rights groups feared that he would face the death penalty, as [[blasphemy]] and [[apostasy]] are punishable by death in [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/65MRjaZtw|title=WebCite query result|website=www.webcitation.org|language=en|access-date=2017-03-28}}</ref> He was released from prison on October 29, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freedomhouse.org/article/freedom-house-welcomes-release-saudi-writer-hamza-kashgari |title=Freedom House Welcomes Release of Saudi Writer Hamza Kashgari |publisher=Freedomhouse.org}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 16:37, October 29, 2025
Hamza Kashgari, full name Hamza Kashgari Mohamad Najeeb (Arabic:حمزة كاشغري) is a Saudi writer who was arrested and jailed for two year after tweeting statements critical of Muhammad that were deemed "sacrilegious," leading to his nickname as the "Twitter Blasphemer."[1] His arrest was personally ordered by King Abdullah.[2] He was arrested and extradited to Saudi Arabia in Malaysia while attempting to seek political asylum in New Zealand.[3] Human rights groups feared that he would face the death penalty, as blasphemy and apostasy are punishable by death in Saudi Arabia.[4] He was released from prison on October 29, 2013.[5]
Quotes
Regarding Saudi Arabia:[1]
"Saudi women won’t go to Hell, because it is impossible for them to go there twice"
Regarding Muhammad, tweeted on Mawlid holiday, deemed blasphemous by the Saudi government:[6]
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.
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.
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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Valentine, Simon Ross (2015-01-09). Force and Fanaticism: Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia and Beyond (in en). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781849046152.
- ↑ Moumi, Habib. "Mystery about controversial Saudi columnist's location deepens", Gulf News, 2017-02-09. Retrieved on 2017-05-07. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "Sacrilegious Saudi writer arrested in Malaysia", Emirates 24/7, 2012-02-09. Retrieved on 2017-05-07. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10.
- ↑ WebCite query result (en).
- ↑ Freedom House Welcomes Release of Saudi Writer Hamza Kashgari. Freedomhouse.org.
- ↑ "Saudi faces death calls after prophet tweets", Agence France-Presse, 2012-02-09. Retrieved on 2017-05-07.