The Globe touches on the "intellectual virus" of ISIS but dares not dig deeper - ISIS stems from political Islam or Islamism and related regressive interpretations of scripture pushed by fundamentalists (be it Sunni or Shia). Political Islam represents a belief system that is fundamentally incompatible with civilized secular societies - just look at the state of gender equality and individual rights in every country "governed" by religious law. The emancipation of women is not a function of cultural relativism but given the Globe's reluctance to dive deeper into so-called "sensitive" issues, it's difficult to understand the Globe's position on Islamism. Every country in the world governed by religious law (without exception) is fundamentally hostile to gender equality, freedom of sexual orientation, and freedom of expression - Islamists demand submission with an iron fist - especially from women, all under the guise of pious obligation - they should be called out accordingly.