Fayadh was released, but re-arrested on January 1, 2014 on charges of illicit relations with women, and several blasphemy-related charges including insulting the Prophet Muhammad, spreading atheism, refuting the Quran, and insulting the King and the Kingdom. Evidence against Fayadh included poems from Instructions Within, which was later banned from circulation in Saudi Arabia, and photographs of Fayadh and female colleagues taken at an art exhibition.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Well-deserved …
… Imprisoned Palestinian Poet Ashraf Fayadh wins PEN Canada One Humanity Award. (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.)
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