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Outcry forces Hamas to rescind book ban
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| Last Edited | Penguin Mar 12, 2007 08:56pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Monday, March 12, 2007 02:55:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Hamas-run Education Ministry on Saturday rescinded its decision to pull an anthology of Palestinian folk tales from school libraries and destroy copies, reportedly over mild sexual innuendo, following a widespread public outcry.
Education Minister Nasser Shaer, of Hamas, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that he had not been informed of this week's decision to ban the book, "Speak Bird, Speak Again." Some 1,500 copies of the book were destroyed — the most direct attempt by the militant Muslim group to impose its beliefs on Palestinian society.
"I have decided to correct the illegal measures that were taken regarding disposing the book," Shaer said. |
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