"Their women are not modest, and they do not veil themselves."

"The women here are very beautiful, and they do not cover their faces. This is a custom that is not found in other Muslim lands."

"I was given a parrot as a gift, and it could speak Arabic."

"I saw in this country many things that are contrary to Islam."

"The dogs in this land are very fierce. They bark at strangers and try to bite them. I had to carry a stick to fend them off."