Well, there you go, Jules - most Muslims would have nothing to do with gambling, so to the extent that violent and brutal behaviour has anything to do with gambling (and I'm not sure how), then that's one more reason to suggest that no decent Muslim would ever mistreat his wife or children, or use the Koran to justify such barbarism.

So it's even more clear that Misanthrope's parody is an attempt to portray Islamic practices as primitive, brutal and backward, even if she does not mention Islam. She is clearly trying to incite readers against what she - admittedly correctly - portrays as pig-ignorant and out-dated behaviour, as if it's somehow acceptable.

I'm sure we would all condemn any such behaviour as domestic violence, even if someone attempts to tart them up as religious practice (which, surely, they could never be, not with any sort of civilized religion).

Cheers,

Joe