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Sixty seconds of drama in Singapore, happening RIGHT NOW. Top Singaporean author Suchen Christine Lim just made a passionate speech against the banning of books, after several childrens books, including one about a gay penguin couple, were removed by the authorities and pulped. More than 100 authors from around the world gave her rapturous applause for her speech, in which she said that literature gives us the ability to see the world through other peoples eyes. If we encounter views different from those we believe in, we all grow. Interestingly, the meeting was held in the old parliamentary chamber of Singapore -- the room used by Lee Kuan Yew and his team...
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 04:55:17 +0000

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