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Banned and restricted books in Jordan
7 titles have been banned or restricted in Jordan, recorded across 7 dated, source-cited events, most often for religious / blasphemy.
Titles
7
Ban events
7
Top reason
Religious / blasphemy
Decades active
3
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning in Jenin | Susan Abulhawa | 2010 | 1 |
| The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown | 2003 | 1 |
| The Satanic Verses | Salman Rushdie | 1988 | 1 |
| 23 Years: A Study of the Prophetic Career of Mohammad | Ali Dashti | 1974 | 1 |
| Arab Political Humour | Khalid Kishtainy | 1985 | 1 |
| The Madman of Freedom Square | Hassan Blasim | 2012 | 1 |
| The Testaments of the Murdered | Walid Hosni | 2010 | 1 |
Stated reasons
- Religious / blasphemy
- 4
- Political content
- 3
By decade
1980s1
2000s3
2010s3
Documented bans
All 7 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.
The Madman of Freedom Square2012
Morning in Jenin2011
The Da Vinci Code2006
23 Years: A Study of the Prophetic Career of Mohammad2000
Arab Political Humour2000
The Satanic Verses1989
The Testaments of the Murdered2010
Source: Verboten, built on the banned-books.org Open Censorship Core (CC BY 4.0). Verboten compilation CC BY 4.0.