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I'm not sure why you feel religion is important to mention.

It's them that are making it about religion, as they use it as a foundation for the more unsavoury policies like oppression of women, LGBT etc. Don't forget that these countries explicitly have very little separation between religion and state.

If you let religion dictate laws, then criticism of your laws will reflect on your religion as well.

>Don't forget that these countries explicitly have very little separation between religion and state.

Despite what is written, the same could be said for the USA: the money states very clearly in what is trusted.

So an authoritarian country is not enough to discourage you from visiting? You only avoid authoritarian Islamic countries?

Have fun in North Korea, I suppose.

Cue you me in on Democratic, Respecting Human Rights, Modernist, Islamic Countries?

Not sure I’m able to do that, but I can tell you about non-Muslim countries that are just as bad, and plenty of practicing Muslims that are progressive and totally cool with lgbt people.

That suggests to me the issue is more about authoritarian governments than it is the particular religion the authorization govt is tied to.

You're unfamiliar with Azerbaijan?

Honestly, I'd feel much less endangered as a secular progressive in Azerbaijan than I would in - say - Alabama.

Azerbaijan is not safe for LGBTQI+ persons [1]

[1] https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-...

The Azerbaijan which just ethnically cleansed its last remaining Armenians out of Nagorno-Karabakh?

Honestly Indonesia is kind of close.

Definitely not anywhere in MENA

Indonesia is fairly authoritarian, and if you visit Aceh you will have to subscribe to Sharia.

I dunno, the morality police can be pretty aggressive if you leave the tourist areas.

I’m not sure why you feel it isn’t.

Because authoritarian regimes should be plenty to dissuade tourists.

Or is North Korea a good tourist spot, because it's not an Islamic country?

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