I don't think that's correct. The novel was inspired in part by the 1979 revolution in Iran, but the basis for it was her research on Puritanism. It's set in Bo

I don't think that's correct. The novel was inspired in part by the 1979 revolution in Iran, but the basis for it was her research on Puritanism. It's set in Boston, where Atwood was doing research at Harvard. I doubt Atwood would write a novel about Islam. Her work is far more potent when commenting on her own culture, not somebody else's. As for what liberals support... this liberal supports not killing people. Even anti-gay bigots. I'm Jewish and I have a lot of support for Israel, and an extreme skepticism about the claims of casualties from propaganda sources, but the level of brutality has managed to make me question that. Once the Gazans are alive, then I can challenge their anti-gay view (and long list of other atrocities). For the moment, they're too busy dying to actually persecute anybody.