Palestinian Authority (PA) Criticized For Restricting Freedom Of Expression After Banning Novel For ‚Indecency‘ | MEMRI

In early February, PA attorney general Ahmad Barak banned the novel Crime in Ramallah by author and journalist ‚Abbad Yahya, and ordered to remove it from all bookshops on the grounds that it „contains texts and terms that threaten decency and morality and could harm the public, especially minors and children.“[1] The novel, first published in October 2016, tells the story of three young people from Ramallah, one of them a homosexual who speaks of his sexual orientation and also describes his religious family, some of whose members belong to Hamas.