Lebanon
Lebanon operates a censorship system overseen by the General Security directorate, which reviews books, films, and other media for content deemed offensive to religion, morality, or national security. Despite this, Lebanon is generally considered to have a more open publishing environment than many of its neighbours in the Arab world. Books have been banned for offending religious communities or touching on sensitive political topics, though enforcement has been inconsistent.
Banned books
Sophie's Choice
William Styron
The gripping, unforgettable story of Stingo, a 22-year-old writer; Sophie, a Polish-Catholic beauty who survived the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz; and Nathan, her mercurial lover. The three friends share magical, heart-warming times until doom overtakes them as Sophie's and Nathan's darkest secrets are revealed.
Government / national · 1979 · lifted
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Langdon: the first was his 2000 novel Angels & Demons. The Da Vinci Code follows "symbologist" Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu after a murder in the Louvre Museum in Paris causes them to become involved in a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene having had a child together. ---------- See al
Government / national · 2004