Muhammad removed from a new Dutch translation of Dante’s Inferno, to avoid ‘unnecessary offense’

  The news has been quietly making the rounds in European news outlets, following an initial report by the newspaper De Standaard that was picked up subsequently by several French publications: a new translation of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, written between 1304 and 1307, is causing controversy following the translator’s alterations. Valeurs Actuelles reported that Lies … Continue reading Muhammad removed from a new Dutch translation of Dante’s Inferno, to avoid ‘unnecessary offense’