The Daily Digest: Banned Books Week

Ezra Zaid, Head of Digital and New Media, BFM89.9 and Director, ZI Publications

26-Sep-19 14:00

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It's Banned Books Week this week, held annually to highlight censorship in literature. We do a "Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah" on the week and discuss if the censorship of books is ever justified.

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Sumitra Selvaraj, Juliet Jacobs

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Categories: Education, History, People and Places, Literature, Social Issues

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, Banned Books Week, American Library Association, censorship, Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah,

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