There are a lot of Muslim nations around the world. What makes Saudi Arabia more special than the others? Benzema was attracted by the money that the Saudis are offering. He don't need to give such ridiculous excuses. Actually all this is not needed. Football is just like any other profession. Players have every right to chose a club that offers them a bigger paycheck. Given this, why should he give such ridiculous excuses? And I have mentioned this before. Dragging religion to sport is a big no-no for me. It can make other players in SPL quite uncomfortable.
Saudi Arabia is unique among Islamic countries in that it has the resources to grow its country in areas where it is underperforming. They began to develop their league, making it more competitive, and signing European players to the league for the purpose to gain popularity. Saudi Arabia has made good arrangements with the players coming in, offering huge luring salary, which has essentially spurred most players to move here. In the instance of Karim Benzema, he left santiago Bernabeu due to the generous offer made to him, afterall he has completed winning most trophies in spain, time to try a new challenge.