"Saudi
authorities have arrested writer Turki al-Hamad today based on orders
from Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Naif, according to Al
Arabiya’s correspondent Khaled al-Matrafi. Local news site Sabq also reported the news, citing unnamed sources.
Al-Hamad, a political analyst and novelist, has published a series of
controversial tweets Saturday criticizing Islamists who, he said, “have
distracted us with nonsense that we forgot the important issues.” In
his next tweet he likened Islamism to Nazism. “But the age of Nazism is
long gone,” he said, “and the sun will rise again.”
However, the tweet that seemed to have caused the strongest reaction from conservatives on Twitter came earlier that day. In that tweet he said: “Our Prophet has come to rectify the faith of Abraham, and now is a time when we need someone to rectify the faith of Mohammed.”" (thanks Sultan)
However, the tweet that seemed to have caused the strongest reaction from conservatives on Twitter came earlier that day. In that tweet he said: “Our Prophet has come to rectify the faith of Abraham, and now is a time when we need someone to rectify the faith of Mohammed.”" (thanks Sultan)
