In how many countries is it illegal for a bookstore to sell The Satanic Verses?

[Boojatta]

Does anybody know?

[John Q. Citizen]

1. Was it "Banned in Boston?"

[Morning Dew]

2. A quick look at Wikipedia

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:WyNaaw6bvkMJ:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Verses_controversy+banned+satanic+verses&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
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In Islamic communities the novel began causing controversy almost at once because of what some Muslims considered blasphemous references. By October 1988 letters and phone calls began to come into Viking Penguin from Muslims angry with the book and demanding it be withdrawn.<8> Before the end of the month the book was banned in India.<8> In November 1988 it was also banned in Bangladesh, Sudan, and South Africa.<8> By December 1988 it was also banned in Sri Lanka.<8> March 1989 saw it banned in Kenya, Thailand, Tanzania, Indonesia, and Singapore.<8> The last nation which banned the book was Venezuela in June 1989.<8>
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not always the best source but, what the hey.

[Boojatta]

4. "March 1989 saw it banned in Kenya"

On August 7th 1998, the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya was bombed. It seems that Kenyan fans of Rushdie's novel let their rage build up for nine years and several months and then they finally went berserk. Maybe it would be possible for countries like Kenya to develop a compromise policy rather than an absolute prohibition on intoxicating novels.

[Skink]

3. You can download it to Kindle now.