8 February 2012 - 20:30

Saudi Arabian writer Hamza Kashghri went into hiding in an undisclosed Southeast Asian country after receiving threats for allegedly offending Islam in a message posted on online social network site Twitter, according to the Al-Arabiya news channel.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - In his message, Kashghri reportedly compared his poetry to some versus in the Koran and made offensive statements about the Prophet Muhammad, the report said.The Twitter message unleashed a campaign against him, resulting in threats that prompted him to flee.After leaving Saudi Arabia, Kashghri went to Jordan and the United Arab Emirates before reaching Southeast Asia./129