Books and Computers

[White Heat]

Hi All,
Another thought from my previous question....

My wife has just finished her MA in English Literature, part of this was to read the work of Salmon Rushdie. I am assuming bookss my this particular writer are taboo....?

Also she has articles about him downloaded onto her laptop as part of her dissertation, will these need to be deleted ?

Thanks

[Geordie Armani]

this could be a tricky one, I am not 100% sure about it. Elphaba might be better to advise. I seem to think that whilst his book was originally banned here in the UAE the ban was lifted, BUT I might be wrong. Stick the stuff on the CD and bring in that way.

[Equus08]

No one told me that these things (esp porn) is banned here in the UAE. Fortunately, no check was done on my laptop and my storage devices in the airport when I flew in.

I consider myself lucky. Since then, I've erased all traces of it to be on the safe side of things.

I dont know about books though.

Cheers!

[Elphaba]

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.