Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani officially abolished press censorship in 1995, but the government is still blacking out imagery deemed offensive to Islam, such as Piglet, who portrays an animal the Muslim religion says is unclean.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Qatar censors Piglet from Winnie the Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh's best friend, Piglet, has fallen under the censorship axe in Qatar.
Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani officially abolished press censorship in 1995, but the government is still blacking out imagery deemed offensive to Islam, such as Piglet, who portrays an animal the Muslim religion says is unclean.
Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani officially abolished press censorship in 1995, but the government is still blacking out imagery deemed offensive to Islam, such as Piglet, who portrays an animal the Muslim religion says is unclean.
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