Publisher withdraws book by U.S. author after Muslim protests in Serbia

Published Wednesday August 20th, 2008

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BELGRADE, Serbia - A Serbian publisher says it has withdrawn a controversial book by American writer Sherry Jones because of protests from the local Islamic community.

The book "Jewel of Medina" is about Aisha, one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives.

It gained worldwide attention after the original publisher, Random House cancelled its publication, fearing an uproar in the Islamic world.

Serbian publisher BeoBook released the book but has decided to withdraw it because of protests from local Islamic leaders who said it insulted Muhammad and his family.

The publisher expressed its "apology and regret" to the Islamic community in a statement published on the company website Wednesday.

The company says the book was withdrawn from all the book stores where it was initially distributed.

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