A charismatic human rights activist in Kuwait has been detained by police because his tweet was deemed to be "in contempt of religion".
Abo Asam is a big star on Twitter in the country. His scathing brand of satire has attracted more than 115,000 followers on the network, but often landed him in trouble with the authorities too.
About two weeks ago, he posted a lengthy tweet in Arabic. The wording is complicated and doesn't translate easily. In simple terms, it accuses a particular Islamic sect of blindly following their leader, by playing around with the words from a religious text - the Hadith.
The authorities considered the tweet offensive enough to warrant his arrest, and now Abo Asam has now been detained for ten days, pending an investigation. Full story...
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Abo Asam is a big star on Twitter in the country. His scathing brand of satire has attracted more than 115,000 followers on the network, but often landed him in trouble with the authorities too.
About two weeks ago, he posted a lengthy tweet in Arabic. The wording is complicated and doesn't translate easily. In simple terms, it accuses a particular Islamic sect of blindly following their leader, by playing around with the words from a religious text - the Hadith.
The authorities considered the tweet offensive enough to warrant his arrest, and now Abo Asam has now been detained for ten days, pending an investigation. Full story...
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