In my experience of Muslim countries and Muslims themselves, I find them to be very kind, caring and heart-warming people. I've met some extremely hospitable people in Muslim countries before, who were so welcoming and so glad to meet me, I could hardly believe it.

That said, Islam does currently seem to be breeding a lot of extremist Muslim terrorists. Almost all current terrorists are Muslim, but most Muslims are not terrorists; it's simply a small minority who have to be violent. There does appear to be a rising number of Muslims who seem to have a vituperative hatred of the West, and the terrorist attacks we have been witness to since the turn of the Millennium are evidence of that. However, compared to the number of Muslims there are, the extremist ones are still in the minority; it's unfair to criticise Islam for that.

One thing that I have observed, however, is that after terrorist attacks, very few Muslims speak out deploring the incident - to the Western world, it appears as though the Muslim world condones it. More moderate Muslims need to speak out, and make it apparent that they do not condone terrorist attacks, and that it is only a small minority responsible. It would make the Muslim world look far more credible and trustworthy, which can only be a good thing.