This is nothing new...I've had several books taken from packages here over the years, some they didn't even have the decency to tell me about, until I made a fuss and THEN they said, yes we removed a book from your box. Funny -- where I come from, taking things from people without telling them is called STEALING. One book was called "Why I am not a Muslim" -- they made me send it back outside the country (and I promptly brought it back with me in my luggage on my next trip). Others were paperback airplane reads with "questionable" cover illustrations. One was a murder mystery with a Star of David on it, so I guess they thought it was a Zionist infidel manual or something...LOL! Ridiculous really -- you can see naked bits on TV every night, but you can't read about why someone would choose to leave their faith, and you can't have ANY display of the 6 pointed star symbol...
Ramadan hours will probably mean that unless you can get to the MOI by mid-morning, you will need to wait until after Eid. There are different MOI/censorship offices around town for various things (books one place, pharmaceuticals another) so ask DHL which building you need to go to. They should provide a location and office number for you.
This is nothing new...I've had several books taken from packages here over the years, some they didn't even have the decency to tell me about, until I made a fuss and THEN they said, yes we removed a book from your box. Funny -- where I come from, taking things from people without telling them is called STEALING. One book was called "Why I am not a Muslim" -- they made me send it back outside the country (and I promptly brought it back with me in my luggage on my next trip). Others were paperback airplane reads with "questionable" cover illustrations. One was a murder mystery with a Star of David on it, so I guess they thought it was a Zionist infidel manual or something...LOL! Ridiculous really -- you can see naked bits on TV every night, but you can't read about why someone would choose to leave their faith, and you can't have ANY display of the 6 pointed star symbol...
Ramadan hours will probably mean that unless you can get to the MOI by mid-morning, you will need to wait until after Eid. There are different MOI/censorship offices around town for various things (books one place, pharmaceuticals another) so ask DHL which building you need to go to. They should provide a location and office number for you.