birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name
qalqilia palestinian 25 june 1989 his against islam writer , secular humanist , founder of council arrest of ex-muslims of france by the palestinian authority for allegedly blaspheming waleed al-husseini
 waleed al-husseini
waleed al-husseini

waleed al-husseini -lrb- alternatively spelled waleed hasayen -rrb- -lrb- arabic : وليد الحسيني -rrb- is a palestinian blogger .
in october 2010 , the palestinian authority arrested him for allegedly blaspheming against islam on facebook and in blog posts .
his arrest garnered international attention .
`` the new york times '' writes that `` the case has drawn attention to thorny issues like freedom of expression in the palestinian authority , for which insulting religion is considered illegal , and the cultural collision between a conservative society and the internet . ''
