From Friday's NYTimes:
A Saudi woman received a death threat last week after she appeared on "Poet of Millions," Abu Dhabi's version of the game show "American Idol" - which features aspiring poets instead of singers — and recited a poem attacking clerics for "terrorizing people and preying on everyone seeking peace."I only have to deal with assholes who mock me for writing poetry - that some women get death threats for their poetry really helps keep things in perspective.
This week she returned to perform a similar poem and was rewarded by the judges who made her the first female contestant to reach the show’s final round.
As the newspaper The National reports from Abu Dhabi, the woman, Hissa Hilal, "sparked controversy in Saudi Arabia, especially on Internet forums."
"According to reports, many viewers praised her for her courage, but others attacked her for criticizing clerics and reciting her poems in public," the newspaper wrote. "One website called for her death."