haidar noted that saudi cleric abdul-rahman al-barrak issued a fatwa against badawi, accusing him of apostasy and incited the population to kill him. however, badawi was confirmed to be a muslim after reciting the shahada. he was arrested on 12 june 2012. haidar left saudi arabia with her children as soon as the fatwa was issued for her husband, months before his arrest. badawi stayed behind, according to haidar because he loved and was patriotic to saudi arabia. immediately after his arrest, haidar went to sherbrooke, canada, where she still lives with her children. haidar stated, "i was afraid for my life and the lives of my children, we moved to lebanon, and then we moved to canada immediately after his arrest, where we got a permit to establish a temporary residence".