Tuesday, April 21, 2009

News at Eleven: 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.

from Al Arabiya News: Saudi literary forum head receives death threats

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