But the success of Islam in combating AIDS is not the only area where the press is selectively silent. The press covers AIDS, but the many other venereal diseases almost do not exist. It is much more difficult to find figures on the other sexually transmitted diseases but it is reasonable to assume that if AIDS is a hundred times more common in non-Muslim societies, other STD's are also much more common.

Still another topic the press fails to address is the possibility that new sexually transmitted diseases will evolve. Occasionally the press will note that certain stains of AIDS are becoming immune to the drugs we are using against AIDS, or perhaps that gonorrhea is becoming immune to all our antibiotics, but rarely do the recognize that whole new venereal diseases might evolve. But what ever happens, drug resistant versions of the old STD's or new STD's the Muslims will not be at fault.

The conservative sexual teaching of Islam reflects the conservative sexual teaching of all religions that worship the God of Israel. The Muslims are simply better at following the common teachings of Christianity and Islam.

Islam has a powerful influence on the actual behavior of Muslims. This may interfere with progress, but it also helps Muslims avoid modern stupidity, for example, Nazi eugenics, communism, and the sexual revolution.