Schmidt Press and Mekkanischer Wahnsinn

  • Reference: DARDEN-E-0387-E

  • Number of pages: 3

  • Publication Date: Aug 12, 2013

  • Fecha de edición: Mar 6, 2020

  • Source: Darden University of Virginia (USA)

  • Type of Document: Case

  • Industry Setting: Entertainment/Leisure/Sports

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Description

The owner of the small Berlin-based Schmidt Press encounters a dilemma when she is given the opportunity to publish a novel about a Muslim woman who attempts to lead an underground movement to take control of the Kaaba, the holy sanctuary at Mecca. Given the events of the prior 25 years—such as the angry fallout after Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses, the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the upheaval in many Middle Eastern countries—publishing the novel presents a host of various ethical dilemmas, including whether Schmidt should put her staff at risk. This case discusses the ethics of a free press and challenges the profit motive in the face of political and religious world affairs.

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