Walid Husayin

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Who is Walid Husayin?

Waleed Al-Husseini is a Palestinian blogger. In October 2010, the Palestinian Authority arrested him for allegedly blaspheming against Islam on Facebook and in blog posts. His arrest has garnered international attention.

The New York Times writes that "The case has drawn attention to thorny issues like freedom of expression in the Palestinian Authority, for which insulting religion is considered illegal, and the cultural collision between a conservative society and the Internet."

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Religion
  • Atheism
Ethnicity
  • Arab citizens of Israel

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on July 23, 2013

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