Sumber : Yahoo! News, 03 September 2008, 28 minutes ago
BERLIN – A historical novel about the prophet Muhammad and his child bride that was pulled by Random House over concerns it would anger Muslims will be printed by another German publisher, the author said in an interview released Wednesday.
Germany’s Leipziger Volkszeitung newspaper said Sherry Jones told them her debut novel “The Jewel of Medina” will be published in October in English. The American author declined to identify the publisher or give other details, but dismissed concerns it could provoke violence, the newspaper reported.
“To claim that Muslims will answer my book with violence is pure nonsense,” Jones said. “Anyone who reads the book will see that it honors the prophet and his favorite wife.”
Random House Publishing Group, which is owned by German media company Bertelsmann AG, has acknowledged pulling the novel about Muhammad and his ninth wife, Aisha.
The publisher, which had planned to release the book last month, said in a statement at the time that “credible and unrelated sources” had warned that the book “could incite acts of violence by a small, radical segment.” (lagi…)







