This ad for a Dubai tourist resort hints at, but doesn't really show, female flesh. Ads Of The World Last year, when we published a survey of advertising in Islamic and Muslim countries, the slideshow was one of our most popular galleries of commercial creativity.

From McDonald's famous golden arches in jarring Arabic script, to a beauty contest in which only women's eyes were shown, we were all fascinated by the way advertisers in strict religious cultures handled — or avoided — the universal themes of sex, wealth and consumption.

Now we've updated our survey of Arabic and Middle Eastern advertising.

The one thing that hasn't changed is the cleverness with which advertisers handle the burdensome rules on their creativity.

Here's a look at several campaigns from big, international brands that have specifically Muslim pitches for their brands. We selected the work from the invaluable Ads of the World web site.