.... But the really chilling fact about this story is that his persecutors are the online commenters in Saudi. Some 30,000 tweets, mostly condemning him, came within 24 hours. A Facebook group has been set up to demand Kashgari's punishment (and Facebook has not taken it down). There are 20,000 members already. Some bloggers, it's true, have defended him; but they too have been threatened by the more orthodox contingent.
[COMMENT] The Religion of Peace restates its credentials once again. [COMMENT] I wonder what Baroness Warsi has to say about this? [Guardian Cif] Read more
