News Brief
2/8/2012, Shevat 15, 5772
Saudi King Orders Columnist Arrested for 'Blasphemy'
King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud on Monday ordered the arrest of a Saudi columnist "for crossing red lines and denigrating religious beliefs in God and His Prophet," the London-based Al Hayat daily reported.
Hamza Kashgari went into hiding following public and official outrage over tweets he made that were labeled "blasphemy" and "abuse of Prophet Mohammed."