Michael Nellis writes \”In what appears to be a reprise of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica issue, some 300 copies of the Koran, donated to schools by an Islamic foundation, have been pulled from the library shelves. This 1934 translation includes some footnotes explaining portions of the text, in which the Jewish faith is criticized. This edition is being called anti-semitic.
From the little information I\’ve been able to glean from the article, the reaction might not be censorship, but it sure skirts the edge.
Full LATimes Story \”
From the article:
\”It\’s not an issue of whether the Koran should be available in the library,\” Konantz said. \”It\’s like any other research volume. But these interpretations are certainly in question.\”
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