# Cato News Notes 

July/​August 2019 • Policy Report 

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![](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/images/pubs/cpr-v41n4/cpr-v41n4-4.png)**MAlAYSIA BANS CATO SCHOLAR’S BOOK** 
The government of Malaysia has banned Cato senior fellow Mustafa Akyol’s book *Islam Without Extremes* after the author was arrested and briefly detained by the nation’s religious police in 2018. In response, Cato has made the Malay-language edition of the book available for free on the Institute’s [website](https://www.cato.org/blog/free-download-banned-malay-edition-islam-without-extremes).

**ANNUAL REPORT RECEIVES DESIGN AWARD** 
The Cato Institute’s 2018 Annual Report was honored with the Award of Excellence from the Printing and Graphics Association MidAtlantic. The report can be viewed on cato​.org and features information about the Institute’s activities and finances. A copy is also provided to Cato Sponsors.

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