@hawkeye10,
My brother gets it and has read it for years.
Basically, the magazine shines a light on the issues of the day and the pompous, whether they be politicians or religious zealots, big Corporations or corruption.
Anything, anyone and any religion is fair game. If someone or something needs bringing down to earth, then illustrated satire is the quickest and easiest way to do it.
Europeans have been doing this for centuries. In Britain, the Georgian kings were mocked mercilessly through cartoons. Even people who couldn't read could take one look and get the message straight away.
Example: