Donna Danna (27 Nov 2006)
"Australian Publisher Nixes Book Over Muslim Sensitivities"


Australian Publisher Nixes Book Over Muslim Sensitivities

Dale's book, "Army of the Pure," was canceled because of its content - despite its fulfillment of all other Scholastic criteria. "There are no guns, no bad language, no sex, no drugs, no violence that is seen or on the page," Dale said, but "because two characters are Arabic-speaking and the plot involves a mujaheedin extremist group," Scholastic's decision is based "100 per cent [on] the Muslim issue."

Dale said the decision was "disturbing because it's the book's content they are censoring."

 
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