Some critics were opposed to its publication, because it would "spread atheism" in their opinion.[5] Other critics considered that publishing such books is "acceptable" as a way to "listen to opposite views", to "study the phenomenon of atheism in Moroccan society", and "understand its psychological underpinnings" and the "pretexts for it used by atheists", which would be "useful for researchers" into these topics. It also "debunks the claims of persecution against those who leave Islam in Morocco, an Islamic country".[6]