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Books banned for religious / blasphemy
1,496 titles have been banned or restricted for religious / blasphemy across 63 countries — one of eleven stated grounds tracked across the censorship record.
Titles
1,496
Countries
63
Reason
Religious / blasphemy
Most-banned for religious / blasphemy
Ranked by the number of distinct countries that banned or restricted the title citing this reason.
Where religious / blasphemy is most cited
| Country | Titles |
|---|---|
| Malaysia | 652 |
| United States | 435 |
| Vatican City (Holy See) | 114 |
| Russia | 114 |
| India | 37 |
| France | 15 |
| Tajikistan | 13 |
| Egypt | 12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 11 |
| Pakistan | 11 |
| Singapore | 10 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 10 |
| Belarus | 9 |
| Kuwait | 7 |
| Iran | 7 |
| Bangladesh | 7 |
| Spain | 5 |
| Lebanon | 4 |
| Jordan | 4 |
Source: Verboten, built on the banned-books.org Open Censorship Core (CC BY 4.0). Verboten compilation CC BY 4.0.