Manji arrived in Malaysia on May 15 to take part in a promotional book tour, but learned that scheduled events had been cancelled, in part due to government pressure.

Malaysia's religious authorities on Wednesday said they were investigating a book about Muslim women who choose not to wear a hijab, prompting a backlash among women's rights groups.

Malaysia is not the only country where book bans are common. Book bans are at an all-time high in the United States , with 10,000 books banned in 2023-24 according to free expression advocacy ...