I believe you fell in the trap of believing whatever you hear, I am sure that what you are talking about is part of a bigger context, things are not that simple, not like that, I am sure it was presented in a misleading way. Besides, there are so many different groups in Islam, so they don’t have to be all right. As a Muslim, I respect every religion, and I respect the right for every human to decide his religion. Believe me guys, it is a big mess, the very few "extremist" minorities are getting all the attention, because of their controversy, and the true essence of Islam is being ignored. So please, don't generalize theories about middle easterns or Muslims, because first of all it is not accurate, and then because it leads to the kind of carelessness and humiliation we see everyday in Palestine and Iraq!