I had two translations in this edition of Index on Censorship magazine. Lebanese political satire When writer Lucien Bourjeily made censorship the theme of his latest play, he knew he was in for a battle. And he was right. His play about censorship ended up being banned. Not surprisingly, he thinks this decision tells its own story about Lebanon today. In this extract from Will It Pass or … Continue reading Political satire from Lucien Bourjeily and a short story by Samar Yazbek