http://www.bradsreader.com/2009/02/novel-banned-from-dubai-literary-festival/ All Things Literature & Writing Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:15:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.bradsreader.com/2009/02/novel-banned-from-dubai-literary-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Brad Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:34:34 +0000 http://bradsreader.com.s47315.gridserver.com/2009/02/novel-banned-from-dubai-literary-festival/#comment-267 @William: I think I might have jumped the gun with this post. I'm working on another post that is a correction of sorts. It's now coming out that Dubai didn't ban this book, and are actually having a debate about censorship. The new post should be up later tonight and I hope to clear the air then. Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it! -Brad @William: I think I might have jumped the gun with this post. I’m working on another post that is a correction of sorts.
It’s now coming out that Dubai didn’t ban this book, and are actually having a debate about censorship.
The new post should be up later tonight and I hope to clear the air then.
Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it!
-Brad

]]> http://www.bradsreader.com/2009/02/novel-banned-from-dubai-literary-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-268 William Shaw Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:52:57 +0000 http://bradsreader.com.s47315.gridserver.com/2009/02/novel-banned-from-dubai-literary-festival/#comment-268 [...]If they did hype up the idea that Bedell's book was "banned" Penguin - and Bedell - should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. Self-righteously stirring up Islamophobia to sell books - twenty years after the Satanic Verses affair - is not very smart.[...]Arts & Ecology [...]If they did hype up the idea that Bedell’s book was “banned” Penguin – and Bedell – should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. Self-righteously stirring up Islamophobia to sell books – twenty years after the Satanic Verses affair – is not very smart.[...]Arts & Ecology

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