View source for Madeleine Van Biljon, South African writer

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'''Artist:''' Madeleine Van Biljon



'''Confronting Bodies:''' Afrikaan Language and Culture Association



'''Dates of Action:''' May 1998



'''Location:''' South Africa



'''Description of Artwork:''' Van Biljon admitted to "Finesse," a magazine for Christian women, that she did not believe in the Christian religion. <P>



'''The Incident:''' Van Biljon is a well-known Afrikaner writer.  She won an award from the Afrikaans Language and Culture Association(ATKV)for her work.  The ATKV was the cultural arm of the Afrikaner Broederbond, a political mafia behind the National Party government responsible for the aparteid.  The award was taken away from Van Biljon on the grounds that it was "only for Christians." <P>



'''Results of Incident:''' The ATKV detracted Van Biljon's prize <P>



'''Source:''' Index on Censorship, 4/98



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