Why, indeed?

"Why is the world afraid of Muslims?" asks Pakistani writer Tashbih Sayyed, who has an unusually good grasp of the correct answer. I'd differ only on the question of whether this is really an "image" problem as he implies. September 11, Beslan, Bali, London, Madrid, cartoon riots, Pope riots, and the general atmosphere of thuggery and intimidation on the streets of European cities are matters of substance, not image.

It's interesting that he quotes Europeans who have grown tired of trying to accommodate and integrate this indigestible, menacing population in their societies, and now simply want them to be thrown out. It would be interesting to know how widespread such feelings are.

Found via this posting at Classical Values, which has more examples of Islamists trying to force their values on the West.