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| ==Trial== | ==Trial== | ||
| In 2013 Zahran was indicted by a Jordanian military court and scheduled to be tried ''in absentia'' for four separate charges against him, relating to what it labels "incitement against the ruling political regime of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, (calling for) changing the basic conditions of society and using a long tongue against the king and undermining an official entity"<ref name="Soffer">{{cite news| url= http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/175772|title=Jordan: Palestinian Dissident Indicted for Criticizing King | work= ]| date=31 December 2013| accessdate=29 May 2014 | author=Soffer, Ari}}</ref> in addition to "damaging the country's image and inciting hatred.<ref name="Albawaba">{{cite news | url=http://www.albawaba.com/news/jordan-zahran-544224 | title=Jordan critic living in Britain to face military court for insulting King on social media | work=Albawaba News | date=31 December 2013 | agency=] | accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="UPI">{{cite news | url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/12/31/Jordan-court-tries-Palestinian-in-absentia/UPI-25121388490701 | title=Jordanian court indicts Palestinian writer in absentia | work=] | date=31 December 2013 | accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref>According to the Jordanian newspaper '']'', “Zahran’s social networking sites carry articles and phrases offensive to Jordan and his own people (Palestinians)."<ref name="Ben Solomon">{{cite news | url=http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Jordanian-Palestinian-who-writes-for-Post-indicted-in-Jordan-for-inciting-hatred-336626 | title=Jordanian Palestinian who writes for ‘Post’ indicted in Jordan for ‘inciting hatred’ | work=] | date=31 December 2013 | accessdate=29 May 2014 | author=Ben Solomon, Ariel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Dec-31/242761-jordan-critic-charged-with-incitement-insulting-king.ashx#axzz2oqJQXTvv | title=Jordan critic charged with incitement, insulting king | work=] | date=31 December 2013 | agency=] | accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref> | In 2013 Zahran was indicted by a Jordanian military court and scheduled to be tried ''in absentia'' for four separate charges against him, relating to what it labels "incitement against the ruling political regime of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, (calling for) changing the basic conditions of society and using a long tongue against the king and undermining an official entity"<ref name="Soffer">{{cite news| url= http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/175772|title=Jordan: Palestinian Dissident Indicted for Criticizing King | work= ]| date=31 December 2013| accessdate=29 May 2014 | author=Soffer, Ari}}</ref> in addition to "damaging the country's image and inciting hatred.<ref name="Albawaba">{{cite news | url=http://www.albawaba.com/news/jordan-zahran-544224 | title=Jordan critic living in Britain to face military court for insulting King on social media | work=Albawaba News | date=31 December 2013 | agency=] | accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="UPI">{{cite news | url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/12/31/Jordan-court-tries-Palestinian-in-absentia/UPI-25121388490701 | title=Jordanian court indicts Palestinian writer in absentia | work=] | date=31 December 2013 | accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref>According to the Jordanian newspaper '']'', “Zahran’s social networking sites carry articles and phrases offensive to Jordan and his own people (Palestinians)."<ref name="Ben Solomon">{{cite news | url=http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Jordanian-Palestinian-who-writes-for-Post-indicted-in-Jordan-for-inciting-hatred-336626 | title=Jordanian Palestinian who writes for ‘Post’ indicted in Jordan for ‘inciting hatred’ | work=] | date=31 December 2013 | accessdate=29 May 2014 | author=Ben Solomon, Ariel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Dec-31/242761-jordan-critic-charged-with-incitement-insulting-king.ashx#axzz2oqJQXTvv | title=Jordan critic charged with incitement, insulting king | work=] | date=31 December 2013 | agency=] | accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ==Publications== | |||
| *]'', Winter 2012, vol 19, no.1, pp. 3–12] | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Mudar Zahran is a Jordanian Palestinian writer and political activist who lives in the United Kingdom, where he has been granted political asylum.
Trial
In 2013 Zahran was indicted by a Jordanian military court and scheduled to be tried in absentia for four separate charges against him, relating to what it labels "incitement against the ruling political regime of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, (calling for) changing the basic conditions of society and using a long tongue against the king and undermining an official entity" in addition to "damaging the country's image and inciting hatred.According to the Jordanian newspaper Al Ghad, “Zahran’s social networking sites carry articles and phrases offensive to Jordan and his own people (Palestinians)."
Publications
- "Jordan is Palestinian", Middle East Quarterly, Winter 2012, vol 19, no.1, pp. 3–12
References
- ^ "Jordan critic living in Britain to face military court for insulting King on social media". Albawaba News. Agence France-Press. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Ben Solomon, Ariel (31 December 2013). "Jordanian Palestinian who writes for 'Post' indicted in Jordan for 'inciting hatred'". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- Soffer, Ari (31 December 2013). "Jordan: Palestinian Dissident Indicted for Criticizing King". Israel National News. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- "Jordanian court indicts Palestinian writer in absentia". UPI. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- "Jordan critic charged with incitement, insulting king". The Daily Star (Lebanon). Agence France-Press. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.