The Daily Star may have backed off on poking fun at Shariah law, but it seems that the idea may originally have been Zoo’s. The lads magazine came out on Thursday, a day before the Daily Star tried the same stunt.

As the Media Guardian reports, the weekly magazine had no such qualms though:

The double-page spread in this week’s edition of the Emap magazine features headlines including “Public stonings!”, “Beheadings!” and “Absolutely nobody having any fun whatsoever”.

It also features a full-page picture of a woman in a niqab, or full veil, alongside the headline, “A girl! As you’ve never seen her before!”

“We hop in to the debate of the moment/burning fires of Hell with our very own pro-veil edition,” says the Zoo editorial, next to a spoof rubber stamp, “Pending approval under shariah law”.

Where are Anjem Choudhary and Abu Izzadeen? Surely getting ready for one of their infamous placard-holding marches?

The article adds:

“Maybe shariah law isn’t so controversial after all,” suggests the Zoo piece, which doesn’t have a byline. “Muslims who practise it to the letter are able to divorce their wives (up to four allowed) by text message. Wives are banned from being in a car with a man who is not a blood relative. And - common sense a-go-go - women aren’t allowed to drive cars anyway!

“And hey, maybe the stricter Muslim woman is happy to hide her face and fleshy bits from public view? Been getting it all wrong with bikini-wearing babes, all-seeing Sex-Ray Specs and the pro-flesh Hot List? So for one week only, we proudly present your all-new, veil-friendly Zoo…”

Oh dear… Amusingly, the front cover of the magazine or the website has no reference to the Shariah law page.