Has the latest investigative book by French-Moroccan journalist Nassira El Moaddem in Blanc-Mesnil ended up provoking the ire of the town's former mayor to the point of receiving death threats? Also a Republican senator, Thierry Meignen is the subject of a complaint from the author and her publisher following remarks made in an interview.
The management of the Cairo International Book Fair has prohibited the sale and distribution of the Arabic translation of «The Political Harem - the Prophet and the Women» by Moroccan sociologist Fatema Mernissi. This decision, announced on Wednesday, drew criticism from Editions Le Fennec, the publisher of the book, who noted a similar ban in Saudi Arabia.