Hundreds of authors around the world have spoken out in support of the British Pakistani novelist Kamila Shamsie, after she was stripped of an award because of her support for a boycott of Israel.
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Ms Shamsie was due to be given the Nelly Sachs Prize by the city of Dortmund in Germany, but the award was withdrawn after the judges said her support of the boycott was in contrast to the ideal of reconciliation that the prize exemplified.
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Негізгі бет Kamila Shamsie on being stripped of writers' award over Israel boycott
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