Sales of alcohol have increased 70% in Mid East since 2001

[FAH1223]

Drinking may even be on the rise, reckons Humphrey Serjeantson of IWSR, a London-based market-research firm. Between 2001 and 2011 sales of alcohol in the Middle East, where Muslims dominate, grew by 72%, against a global average of 30%. That rise is unlikely to be accounted for by non-Muslims and foreigners alone.

http://www.economist.com/node/21560543

[MidriGeez]

Drinking may even be on the rise, reckons Humphrey Serjeantson of IWSR, a London-based market-research firm. Between 2001 and 2011 sales of alcohol in the Middle East, where Muslims dominate, grew by 72%, against a global average of 30%. That rise is unlikely to be accounted for by non-Muslims and foreigners alone.

http://www.economist.com/node/21560543

sxb don't forget that there is way more forigners in mid east now than 2001.

[herndonhomer]

the middle east puts on a facade of strong islamic tradition but is actually just as sinful as the rest of the world, they are just lowkey about it.

my friend recently came back from a trip to khartoum and told me homosexuality isn't even a big deal there anymore, especially between men and younger boys