Saturday, October 25, 2008

Jordanian Poet Accused Of 'Atheism And Blasphemy'

AMMAN: A Jordanian writer was charged this week with insulting Islam after incorporating verses of the Koran into a book of love poetry, "Grace like a Shadow," that he printed in June without government approval, his lawyer said. "The prosecutor general of a magistrate's court in Amman charged Islam Samhan with insulting Islam and the Koran as well as violating the press and publications law."

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