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I lived in Saudi Arabia for six years in the late 80s and early 90s, and lived in Malaysia for two years, and I've also studied Islam and the Middle East at length. And although this is terrible politically incorrect, I don't think that Islam is good news at all. Just because it's an established religion with millions of followers doesn't mean I like its teachings. Every religions has its abuses, of course, but I believe many of Islam's ideas are backwards and its teachings on sex and gender roles are often horrific.
Be that as it may, the magazine could have chosen a more tasteful way to bring to light the double standards or inconsistencies between Islamic theory and practice. I think a cover such as that went beyond 'thought-provoking and controversial' and ended up as shameless and cheap attention grabbing.
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