Moroccan sociologist and anthropologist Abdellah Charef opposed the exhibition of this book in the Casablanca Book Fair, and expressed the view that it "does not deserve to be there", since it "has nothing to do with intellect or culture", and "offends the Islamic beliefs of Moroccans". He criticized the Moroccan Ministry of Culture for not opposing the publication of such a book which tries to "destroy the underpinnings of Islam" in Moroccan society.[9]