Saudi Writer Hamza Kashgari Flees Country After Controversy
on Twitter  UPDATE 2/12/12 03:09ET: Hamza Kashgari has been
deported to Saudi Arabia by Malaysian authorities, several news
agencies reported. Malaysian human rights lawyers say they had a
judge order to stop the deportation, but by the time they
reached the airport the plane already took off.  Hamza Kashgari,
a young Saudi writer, caused a firestorm when he posted a series
of tweets on the birthday of Prophet Mohammad last week. In his
tweets, Kashgari imagined a conversation with the Prophet in
which he said they are equal, and that although he admires many
of the Prophet’s characteristics there are also others that he
disliked.  Saudi users on Twitter erupted with outrage, posting
nearly 30,000 tweets on the topic in less than 24 hours. Many
people believed that he insulted the Prophet by addressing him
and speaking about him like that. They accused Kashgari of
blasphemy, atheism and apostasy. Many said he must be punished
and some said he should