The Anglican Church never tires of peddling the virtues of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Here is some of the fruit of its labour: a Palestinian Public Service advertisement on the value of having daughters, funded by the MDG Achievement Fund.

The message appears to be: “men, if your wife is about to give birth, take her to the hospital instead of watching TV because she might give birth to a son not just another worthless daughter”. And, if you are patient with your daughters – even though you didn’t want them – it could save you from hell.