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Banned and restricted books in Libya
6 titles have been banned or restricted in Libya, recorded across 6 dated, source-cited events, most often for political content.
Titles
6
Ban events
6
Top reason
Political content
Decades active
4
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Country of Men | Hisham Matar | 2006 | 1 |
| Animal Farm | George Orwell | 1945 | 1 |
| Chewing Gum | Mansour Bushnaf | 2008 | 1 |
| A Sun Shining on Shuttered Windows | Various | 2017 | 1 |
| The Spy | Paulo Coelho | 2016 | 1 |
| Bread on Uncle Milad's Table | Mohammed Alnaas | 2021 | 1 |
Stated reasons
- Political content
- 3
- Obscenity
- 1
- Religious / blasphemy
- 1
- Immorality
- 1
By decade
1940s1
2000s2
2010s2
2020s1
Documented bans
All 6 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.
A Sun Shining on Shuttered Windows2017
The Spy2017
Chewing Gum2008
In the Country of Men2006
Animal Farm1945
Bread on Uncle Milad's Table2022
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