Not entirely sure and I can't find any evidence either way. Mind you, if I remember corectly I had a copy of Midnight's Children in my container. That wasn't searched. And I have certainly brought in some other books in my cases on various occasions that I haven't seen on sale here.

I suspect it is a case of contect. One person bringing a coupl eof books isn;t an issue. Someone trying to sell/promote 100 copies is something else. I'd just take care with a copy of The Satanic Verses as that is the one people muight recognise if you were unlucky enough to have your cases searched. I have never been searched flying into Dubai and I do it 6-8 times a year. No one has ever looked at my laptop either.

I suggest that men are far more likely to have bags & laptops searched in Dubai.

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