Islam has been accused many times by the west, as promoting radical fanatism and violence.
Personally, i dont buy that, i met many Palestinian and Egyptian, who are good Muslims and were as peacefull as a man can be.
I ve always believed that the religious fanatism that haunts those populations has social roots.
Throughthough the course of history appear those rare moments, when history makes funny of common beliefs.
What happens in Syria now is a very interesting example.
We have seen Jihaadists taking the life of the infidels since the crusades, but the reason the are keep doing it even today, is not because of their religious beliefs.
Now matter how much misleaded a muslim may be and manipulated by his local Ecclesiarch, there cant reasoning behind killing muslim brothers with chemicals!!
The Quran would never allow it!! Who ever that was rebels or regime, religion simply cannot be the reasoning behind it!
However more voices criticising that Islam brings fanatism and violence, even among muslims arise...