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Sex Is For Profit, Not For The Prophet

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Posted to Media on Mon Aug 11, 2008 at 07:05:26 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Journalist Sherry Jones was all set to begin a book promotion tour. It was timed to coincide with the publication of her debut novel "Jewel of Medina." But, alas and alack, the book tour is on hold and the world will have to wait to get a glimpse at Jones' work. Because her publisher, Random House, announced it would not be publishing the book out of fears that the book "might be offensive to some in the Muslim community, but also that it could incite acts of violence by a small, radical segment."

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