This use of religion for extreme repression, and even terror, is not of course restricted to Islam.
To this day, despite periods of extreme repression, they have survived, often having to spend long periods underground.
Such a situation may cause extreme repression of homosexual desires.
Tom's extreme repression seems cartoonish.
The motivations for undertaking this extremely risky act are twofold: both the profound economic poverty as well as the extreme political repression widespread throughout North Africa.
In the rebellious provinces, the government representatives had unlimited authority and some engaged in extreme repressions and abuses.
"Of extreme repression, I seem to recall."
Messenger's study of this community has often been cited by anthropologists and sexologists as an example of extreme sexual repression.
Pure art, essential art, comes out of situations of extreme repression.
He is referring to the economic polarities and the extreme repression.