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Banned and restricted books in United Arab Emirates
8 titles have been banned or restricted in United Arab Emirates, recorded across 8 dated, source-cited events, most often for political content.
Titles
8
Ban events
8
Top reason
Political content
Decades active
4
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fractured Destinies | Rabai al-Madhoun | 2015 | 1 |
| Cities of Salt | Abdelrahman Munif | 1984 | 1 |
| Woman at Point Zero | Nawal El Saadawi | 1975 | 1 |
| Goat Days | Benyamin | 2008 | 1 |
| Animal Farm | George Orwell | 1945 | 1 |
| The Witch Doctor of Umm Suqeim | Craig Hawes | 2014 | 1 |
| Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success | Christopher M. Davidson | 2008 | 1 |
| Desperate in Dubai | Ameera Al Hakawati | 2011 | 1 |
Stated reasons
- Political content
- 5
- Immorality
- 2
- Sexual content
- 1
- Obscenity
- 1
By decade
1970s1
1980s1
2000s2
2010s4
Documented bans
All 8 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.
Fractured Destinies2015
Goat Days2014
The Witch Doctor of Umm Suqeim2014
Animal Farm2002
Cities of Salt1984
Woman at Point Zero1975
Desperate in Dubai2011
Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success2008
Source: Verboten, built on the banned-books.org Open Censorship Core (CC BY 4.0). Verboten compilation CC BY 4.0.