Voidly · Verboten · Title
The Satanic Verses
Salman Rushdie · 1988 · original language en
The Satanic Verses has been banned or restricted in 22 countries, across 23 documented acts of censorship dating back to 1988.
Countries
22
Ban events
23
Earliest
1988
Actions
Banned
Where The Satanic Verses is banned or restricted
| Country | Action | Years | Reason | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei | Banned · government | 1989 | — | link → |
| Singapore | Banned · government | 1989 | — | link → |
| Venezuela | Banned · government | 1989 | — | link → |
| Malaysia | Banned · government | 1989 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Turkey | Banned · government | 1989 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Jordan | Banned · government | 1989 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Iran | Banned · government | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| India | Banned · government | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Kenya | Banned · government | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Tanzania | Banned · government | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Indonesia | Banned · government | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Malaysia | Banned · government | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Saudi Arabia | Banned · government | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Egypt | Banned · government | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Pakistan | Banned · government | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Bangladesh | Banned · government | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Qatar | Banned · government | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Kuwait | Banned · government · historical | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Sri Lanka | Banned · government · historical | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Thailand | Banned · government · historical | 1988 | Religious / blasphemy | link → |
| Sudan | Banned · government | 1988 | — | link → |
| South Africa | Banned · government · rescinded | 1988–2002 | — | link → |
| Somalia | Banned · government | 1988 | — | link → |
Source: Verboten, built on the banned-books.org Open Censorship Core (CC BY 4.0). Verboten compilation CC BY 4.0.