[NYer]

I think the appeal of Islam has more in common with the appeal of football hooliganism. It’s a license to abuse others. Yes, it has “strict rules,” but they exist mostly to give the stronger a “justification” to abuse the weaker.

That's an excellent observation. IOW, a sordid reason to convert.

[Tax-chick]

No doubt there are some idealists, but when they find that the “NO - FULL STOP” rules are more like “as long as you don’t get caught by someone with more power,” then what? And abuse of women is 100% within the “strict rules.”