Harry Potter is likely one of the world’s hottest books.
The collection captivated hundreds of thousands of readers, beginning with the Thinker’s Stone in 1997. JK Rowling is likely one of the world’s richest authors because of its success.
Sadly, the collection can be controversial at occasions.
A Wizarding World addition introduced Harry Potter and the Controversy in Africa.
Right here’s how the collection author drew criticism for creating Africa’s Hogwarts.
Harry Potter and the Controversy in Africa
Hogwarts is the College of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in line with the collection.
Readers would possibly know that it’s not the one one, becoming a member of faculties like Beauxbeatons situated internationally.
What about Africa’s Wizarding College?
The Wizarding World solutions this query.
Uagadou, present in Uganda.
There are additionally different African faculties, in line with the Wizarding World. Why is that this unhealthy? Uganda hyperlinks to many superstitions about witches, and sometimes real-life witch hunts.
Harry Potter: Uagadou Wizarding College
Uganda might need appeared place for Africa’s Wizarding College.
Sadly, that is additionally a spot the place superstition about witches are very actual. Thought of a part of on a regular basis life, many harmless folks have been accused of witchcraft – and harmed or killed.
JK Rowling drew reader critique for placing Uagadou Wizarding College in Uganda.
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Many readers really feel that she merely shouldn’t have achieved it.
JK Rowling and different controversies
Rowling has additionally drawn earlier criticism for her feedback about trans-women.
Harry Potter has additionally been below the highlight for ‘selling witchcraft’, in line with some spiritual teams who’re towards it.
Has she gone too far?
Inform us your ideas
Inform us your ideas. Ought to Africa’s Wizarding College be wherever else? Tell us what you suppose with an electronic mail to data@thesouthafrican.com.
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