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| Saudi literary forum head receives death threats |
| 2009-04-20 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] The head of a Saudi literary forum received death threats for hosting a woman poet in one of the forum's seminars, local press reported Saturday. Ibrahim al-Hamid, head of al-Jawf Literary Forum, hosted poet Halima Mozafar and two other male poets in the two separate halls in the Prince Abdulellah cultural center. The seminar was attended by al-Jawf Police Chief and a considerable number of security officers, the Saudi newspaper al-Watan reported Sunday. Before the seminar Hamid received text messages on his cell phone threatening to kill him. "Your mother will lament your death like your corrupt predecessors. We will shed your blood if this ... comes to the seminar. You are the one who declared war on God and his prophet and all believers," he quoted one of the messages, pointing out that he crossed out some of the obscene words in the text. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Roses are red Violets are blue This death threat Is for you |
| Posted by: ed 2009-04-20 10:07 |