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Raif Badawi

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Raif bin Muhammad Badawi (Arabic: رائف بن محمد بدوي, also transcribed Raef bin Mohammed Badawi; born 13 January 1984) is a Saudi writer, dissident and activist, as well as the creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals. Badawi was arrested in 2012 on a charge of "insulting Islam through electronic channels" and brought to court on several charges, including apostasy. In 2013, he was convicted on several charges and sentenced to seven years in prison, and 600 lashes. In 2014 his sentence was increased to 10 years in prison, 1,000 lashes, and a fine of one million Saudi riyals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raif Badawi is the 6,441st most popular writer (down from 6,388th in 2019), the 225th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 227th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Saudi Arabian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Raif Badawi ranks 6,441 out of 7,302. Before him are Greil Marcus, Dan Abnett, Lynne Cox, J. P. Donleavy, Sally Rooney, and Alain LeRoy Locke. After him are Rick Falkvinge, Walter Lord, Shirley Ann Grau, Mieko Kawakami, Ellen Willis, and Sahir Ludhianvi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Raif Badawi ranks 217. Before him are Mounir El Hamdaoui, Anthony Johnson, Jackson Rathbone, Aram Mp3, Mónica Spear, and Leyla Aliyeva. After him are Sho Kitano, Samantha Stosur, Bruno Soriano, Yoichi Kamimaru, Robert Huth, and Torrey DeVitto.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Raif Badawi ranks 225 out of 354. Before him are Khalil Al Ghamdi (1970), Maher Al-Mu'aiqly (1969), Manal al-Sharif (1979), Haifaa al-Mansour (1974), Melora Walters (1960), and Mohammed Noor (1978). After him are Princess Rajwa Al Hussein (1994), Elly Akira (1986), Loujain al-Hathloul (1989), Samia al-Amoudi (1957), Yasser Al-Qahtani (1982), and Yousuf Al-Thunayan (1963).

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Among WRITERS In Saudi Arabia

Among writers born in Saudi Arabia, Raif Badawi ranks 10. Before him are Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (600), Al-Khansa (575), Hassan ibn Thabit (554), Al-A'sha (570), Ka'b ibn Zuhayr (700), and Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah (644). After him are Hiba Abu Nada (1991), and Rajaa al-Sanea (1981).

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