cbsnews :Facebook post on Islam leads to Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar’s murder

Facebook post on Islam leads to Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar's murder

AMMAN, Jordan - A prominent and outspoken Jordanian writer on Sunday was shot dead in front of the courthouse where he had been on trial for posting a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam on social media.A Jordanian security official said the shooter was a former imam, or prayer leader, at a local mosque, and said the man had been motivated by his anger over the cartoon posted to Facebook by writer Nahed Hattar.The shooting was the latest in a string of deadly security lapses in Jordan.

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Facebook post from Art, Not Apart festival prompts ACT Chief Minister's responseUpdatedACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has taken to Facebook to commit to reversing a Government agency's decision to stop funding Canberra's Art, Not Apart festival.The annual event's organisers posted on social media on Friday that it was likely to be cancelled, after a decision by the Land Development Agency (LDA).A spokeswoman for the LDA confirmed the decision to cut funding, but said the festival would still have access to $20,000 from the ACT Arts Fund, and organisers could apply for other grants.

Nahed Hattar shot dead: Prominent Jordanian writer charged with offensive Facebook post killed

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