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German publisher drops novel over fears of Muslim backlash
Monsters and Critics https://www.legal-project.org/491/german-publisher-drops-novel-over-fears-of-muslim Excerpt: Dusseldorf - A Germanpublisher has cancelled plans to publish a mass-market novel out of fears that it might face violent protests due to a rude reference to the Koran, Der Spiegel magazine reported Saturday. The crime novel - about the 'honour killing' of a Muslim woman - had been scheduled for September publication, but the Drostepublishing company of Dusseldorf decided not to print it after all, the magazine said in a story to appear in its Monday issue. It said the publisher had first asked the author, Gabriele Brinkmann, writing under the pen name WW Domsky, to tone down dialogue in 'To Those Worthy of Honour' which might be construed as offensive, but she had refused. Spiegel reported that the offensive phrase in question was a character saying: 'You can shove your Koran up ...' Publisher Felix Droste had asked an expert on Islamic society to study whether the crime story's text could compromise the safety of his firm or his family, and the expert suggested the phrase be modified. Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Lawfare in Europe receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project. |
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