Majed Hattar, the brother of writer Nahed, who was shot dead yesterday Muhammad Hamed/ReutersA Christian writer was shot dead outside the main courthouse in Jordan’s capital yesterday, where he had been due to face charges over a cartoon deemed insulting to Muslims. The shooting of Nahed Hattar, 56, in broad daylight on one of Amman’s busiest thoroughfares, is the first of its kind in a country known for its stability and virtually omniscient security services. Mr Hattar was arrested in August, after posting to Facebook a cartoon depicting an Isis jihadi smoking a cigarette in bed with two women and ordering God to bring him a glass of wine. Any depiction of God…

Source: The Times September 25, 2016 17:03 UTC