The ALA also mentions the way that the book was prevented from being featured at the International Book Fair in Moscow, Russia, in 1977 and banned from schools in the United Arab Emirates for references to practices or actions that defy Arab or Islamic beliefs, such as pigs or alcohol.
ðɪ ˌeɪˌɛlˈeɪ ˈɔːlsoʊ mˈɛnʃənz ðə wˈeɪ ðætðə bˈʊk wʌz pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ fˈiːtʃɚd æt ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl bˈʊk fˈɛɹ ɪn mˈɑːskoʊ, ɹˈʌʃə, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən ænd bˈænd fɹʌm skˈuːlz ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ˈæɹəb ˈɛmᵻɹˌeɪts fɔːɹ ɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz tə pɹˈæktɪsᵻz ɔːɹ ˈækʃənz ðæt dᵻfˈaɪ ˈæɹəb ɔːɹ ɪslˈɑːmɪk bᵻlˈiːfs, sˈʌtʃ ɐz pˈɪɡz ɔːɹ ˈælkəhˌɑːl.