Not everyone was supportive of the government’s move in removing Sheikh Saad al-Shithri from his positions for his denouncing co-education at KAUST. According to this report from Al-Arabiya TV, some of his supporters hacked the website of the Saudi Arabic daily Al-Watan. That paper is noted for keeping a close eye on religious figures and their affiliates and reports bluntly on their abusive behavior.

Saudi newspaper al-Watan website hacked

Dubai (Al Arabiya) — The website of the Saudi based newspaper al-Watan was hacked early Saturday by suspected supporters of a leading cleric who was recently sacked from the kingdom’s Council of Senior Clerics board.

After the newspaper’s website was compromised, the hackers placed a picture of Sheikh Saad bin Nasser al-Shithri on its front page along with a statement denouncing the defamation of Muslim scholars.

The hacking of Watan’s website appeared to be an act of retaliation against the newspaper, which was the first to report on Sheikh Shithri’s statements opposing gender mixing at the first co-ed university in the Kingdom.
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