Germany's Frankfurt Book Fair is being overshadowed by the conflict in the Middle East, as different publishers from predominantly Muslim countries pull out of the event.
Repercussions could already be felt last Friday when the organizers of the LiBeraturpreis, a German award recognizing a female author from the Global South, announced that the award ceremony for Palestinian author Adania Shibli — set to take place during the book fair — would be
The organizers' decision to "take sides and give Israel a platform has undermined the ideals of dialogue and efforts to build mutual understanding," the Indonesian Publishers Association said in a statement on its website. "That's a complete disaster for us, for myself. I want people to be here, to have a discourse, to have discussions even if it might be controversial."
"At a time when the fair has issued a statement saying it wants to make Israeli voices 'especially visible at the fair,' they are closing out the space for a Palestinian voice," the letter states.
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