Egypt Censors Book Discussing Controversial Muslim Changes

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) last week protested action by the Egyptian Censorship Office in raiding a bookstore and seizing 280 copies of the book "Modern Sheikhs and the Making of Religious Extremism". All Africa.com on Friday reported that the seizure was based on the failure of the book’s publisher to obtain a license from Al Azhar. The book criticizes Egyptian censorship, and discusses separation of church and state, as well as the right of women to lead Muslim prayer. EOHR says that the seizure violates protections for freedom of opinion and expression found in Egypt’s constitution.