Turkish journalist’s book banned


PETALING JAYA: The Home Ministry has banned a book on Islam written by the Turkish journalist who was briefly detained in Malaysia last month over a lecture on religion.

A Federal Government gazette published on Sept 26 announced that the book written by Mustafa Akyol, Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case For Liberty, was prohibited.

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