Al-Qaeda’s chick-lit: how to please your holy warrior
“Make your house a paradise on earth” and other domestic tips
“GREET your husband with a smile when he comes and a smile when he goes.” So says a new magazine aimed at women in the Middle East. “Don’t dabble in his work,” it continues, and certainly don’t hector him. “Can you imagine all the bloodshed and bones he sees every day? Your fussing only increases the pressure.”
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “How to please your holy warrior”
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