The November 2004 English and German-language editions of National Geographic magazine, previously known for its evolutionist stance, ran a cover story headed "Was Darwin Wrong?" The story discussed individuals and groups who set out the errors of the theory of evolution, and referred to Harun Yahya and his work which, the report went on to say, was causing considerable unease among Darwinist circles:

“... Harun Yahya, author of a recent volume titled The Evolution Deceit, who points to the six-day creation story in the Koran as literal truth and calls the theory of evolution "nothing but a deception imposed on us by the dominators of the world system.”