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Tu Mar 22 -

CRITIC TO SEEK ASYLUM -

"What good is life when
you can't express your opinion?"

A liberal Kuwaiti professor, Ahmed Al-Baghdadi, convicted of mocking Islam in a newspaper article, said Monday he will seek asylum in a Western country to protect his life, family and freedom of speech...

...Al-Baghdadi is a staunch liberal who has blamed extremists for teaching intolerance and encouraging young citizens to take up arms alongside militants in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya and Iraq.

He was initially taken to court over the column by two Islamists...

:: ArabTimes of Kuwait ::

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