The owner / editor of a small press Davis faces a dilemma when she gets the opportunity to publish a novel in the Islamic holy city of Mecca. Given the events of the last 16 years - an angry fallout on the novel by Salman Rushdie's "Satanic Verses", the ongoing war in Iraq, and the recent desecration of the Koran at the U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay prison - the publication of the novel is a host of different ethical dilemmas, including whether it should put its employees at risk. Discussion of ethics and free press issues a profit in the face of political and religious world affairs.
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by R. Edward Freeman, Rosaleen Byrne Source: Darden School of Business 6 pages. Publication Date: January 15, 1991. Prod. #: UV0019-PDF-ENG
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