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Banned and restricted books in Qatar
6 titles have been banned or restricted in Qatar, recorded across 6 dated, source-cited events, most often for religious / blasphemy.
Titles
6
Ban events
6
Top reason
Religious / blasphemy
Decades active
3
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jewel of Medina | Sherry Jones | 2008 | 1 |
| The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown | 2003 | 1 |
| The Satanic Verses | Salman Rushdie | 1988 | 1 |
| The Boys | Garth Ennis | 2006 | 1 |
| Love Comes Later | Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar | 2012 | 1 |
| Snow White (Disney illustrated edition) | The Walt Disney Company | 1937 | 1 |
Stated reasons
- Religious / blasphemy
- 3
- Sexual content
- 1
- Political content
- 1
- Obscenity
- 1
By decade
1980s1
2000s2
2010s3
Documented bans
All 6 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.
Snow White (Disney illustrated edition)2016
Love Comes Later2014
The Boys2012
The Jewel of Medina2008
The Da Vinci Code2004
The Satanic Verses1988
Source: Verboten, built on the banned-books.org Open Censorship Core (CC BY 4.0). Verboten compilation CC BY 4.0.