Cautiously, Scholastic Translates Kids’ Books Into Arabic

“The education ministers, who came from Bahrain, Lebanon and Jordan, drew up a list of 27 ‘no-nos,'” a Scholastic VP explained. “‘No dogs, no pigs, no boys and girls touching, no magic,’ she said, naming a few. They liked values and talk of honesty and cooperation among children,” but not “overly independent children or religion.”