Marketing director Vicky Capstick said: "The book started picking up attention and a lot of reviews in America, so we reminded our sales force to ring round customers to make sure they had it in stock. Charles Jenkins, who covers the Middle East, rang our customers in Egypt and discovered the censor had banned it."
The book was published in the UK last month and the hardback sells for £14.99. She said that Inside Egypt, described as "highly informed, temperate and understanding" by the New York Times, contained contentious material. "It goes into lots of detail about corruption in Egypt, repeats accusations of torture, and says the government regime is very unstable."
Bradley's previous title, Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis, was sold in the US but was not published in the UK on legal advice.
"We were advised that the laws here left us open to being sued by the Saudis. However, we had a strong legal read on this book and felt confident to publish it," said Capstick.
Censorship is alive and well in Egypt. But what's most infuriating is that Bradley's previous book about Saudi Arabia couldn't be published in England. That's outrageous.
