Kamila Shamsie regrets German city 'bowing to pressure' as it rescinds Nelly Sachs Prize over support for BDS

– British-Pakistani acclaimed novelist Kamila Shamsie tells Middle East Eye jury for Nelly Sachs Prize, awarded by the German city of Dortmund, that it has ‘bowed to pressure’, after decision to award her prize was reversed.

But the eight-member jury decided to cancel its original vote from September 6, a statement by the city said on Wednesday. The 2019 award would not be handed to any author, with the next winner to be announced in 2021. "Shamsie’s political positioning to actively participate in the cultural boycott as part of the BDS campaign against the Israeli government is clearly in contradiction to the statutory objectives of the award and the spirit of the Nelly Sachs Prize," the statement added.

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