Telegraph.co.uk | Jordanian writer shot dead outside court after being charged with insulting Islam Telegraph.co.uk A prominent Jordanian writer was shot dead by a suspected Islamist gunman on Sunday outside the courtroom where he was due to stand trial for offending Islam by sharing a cartoon on Facebook. Nahed Hattar, a 56-year-old intellectual from Jordan's ... Jordanian writer shot dead as he arrived for trial for insulting Islam Jordan Writer Accused of Blaspheming Islam Shot Dead Near Court 'Gunman kills Jordanian writer' charged over anti-Islam cartoon |