Why it was banned
Matthew S. Gordon's academic introduction to Islam, banned in Malaysia in 2007 by the Home Ministry under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 as part of a wave of 18 books on Islamic and interfaith topics. ARTICLE 19 documented the ban as a violation of freedom of expression.
Bans
| Country | Year | Reasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2007 | Religious | ||
| Banned by the Malaysian Home Ministry under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984. One of 18 books on Islam and interfaith topics banned simultaneously in 2007. | ||||