Starting in 2002, Spokane, Wash., journalist Sherry Jones toiled weekends on a racy historical novel about Aisha, the young wife of the prophet Muhammad.
Ms. Jones learned Arabic, studied scholarly works about Aisha’s life, and came to admire her protagonist as a woman of courage. When Random House bought her novel last year in a $100,000, two-book deal, she was ecstatic. This past spring, she began plans for an eight-city book tour after the Aug. 12 publication date of “The Jewel of Medina” — a tale of lust, love and intrigue in the prophet’s harem.
It’s not going to happen: In May, Random House abruptly called off publication of the book. The series of events that torpedoed this novel are a window into how quickly fear stunts intelligent discourse about the Muslim world.
Hodja
Universalgeni
Cancelled Novel about Mohammed’s Wife Highlights The “Sensitivity” Syndrome
Uddybning på; http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.856/pub_detail.asp
Kommentar af Ab initio — 12 august 2008 @ 2:53 pm
avisen.dk går i dybden!? og forklare hvorfor bogen ikke bliver udgivet… LOL
http://avisen.dk/terrorfrygt-aflyser-bog-om-muhammeds-kone_96520.aspx
“En bog om Mohammeds kone Aisha er blevet trukket tilbage, fordi forlaget frygter terrorangreb fra muslimske ekstremister.
Det skriver The Guardian.
Bogen skulle have været på gaden i går i USA, men efter en professor, som underviser i islams historie på University of Texas, har beskrevet bogen som ‘blød porno’, har forlaget valgt at droppe udgivelsen.”
Ja, dét var det… :/ Meget dybt…
Pornografisk!? Føj! Så er det nok bedst sådan ;-] Det er jo noget snavs. Men anderledes bliver det ikke når oplægget til fortællingen er et uhørt sammenrend af ligegyldigheder, løgn og hate-speech. Det bliver ikke værre end inspirationskilden til den omtalte bog!
Kommentar af Ab initio — 17 august 2008 @ 9:30 am