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Wikipedia of course welcomes reliable, notable, neutral and balanced articles on Islam and the Middle East. But all too often these articles are written to promote rather than inform, on the false assumption that lying to make things seem more pretty than they are will cause people to like them more. However, nothing could be further from the truth: Most people are revulsed by lies, and crass exaggeration and glorification only serve to make the subject seem more corrupt and deceitful, and thus less likeable. Are Islamic and Middle Eastern countries really that weak that they only are able to make themselves appear prominent through various kinds of abuse and manipulation? That, to me, would be a shame.