Not at all, I am sure that many understand that muslims react like that in Afghanistan, etc;.

but not when they are born in USA or Europe.

Multicultarism was once a dream coming true but thx to the growing extreme muslims especially in Western Europe, Multicultarism is more and more transferring to an multicriminalism society where you better don't say something about it in the open or you have a problem..

Your OP is very nice but you address it to the wrong people, you should say this stuff to the extreme muslim group.

And to what extent do you believe that these cultural differences are linked to prosperity? I mean, the concept of the nation-state has been the backbone of global culture since the 17th century (the idea introduced in the Treaty of Westphalia in 16-something-or-other), and yet, in recent decades, this culture, this idea has been slowly - but surely - fading in the name of greater prosperities.

Other cultures are also fading in the Western World due to greater prosperity - look at the relative diminishing importance of the monarchies in Europe. And, on other levels, the changes in architecture. Equal rights, democracy, and personal freedoms also seem to become of far greater importance as wealth increases.

When I look at the Middle-East, I see that the views of the people are very similar to the views of Europe centuries ago. Borders are still issues worth going to war over, frequent and frivolous use of capital punishment, in-equal rights between ethnicities and genders, strong monarchies and/or dictatorships.

What the Middle-East really needs is a democratic revolution, and it is happening, though maybe only on a small scale for the moment - Iraq and Afghanistan are being pushed forward by the hands of the West, but we are starting to see grass-roots movement for democracy in countries like Iran - remember those protests last year? What Europe showed is that no matter how hard the Government may try, those protests will forever continue until democracy prevails. The Government can merely delay the revolution, it cannot deny it.

When democracy does finally stretch itself across the Middle-East, development will be rapid - secularism will happen over time, though it may not be immediate - and other Western cultural ideas will start to prop up alongside it - equal rights, reduction of capital punishment, etc.

By this point, the Middle-East will probably see capitalism slowly enter throughout - stronger property rights and contract laws - favoured by democratic Governments - will see small domestic businesses popping up and prospering, as well as huge levels of foreign investment.

At this point, I honestly believe that it will only be a couple of decades before the Middle East becomes a dustier version of Europe.

Basically, what I'm getting at is that the huge, gaping differences in culture are strongly linked to the huge, gaping differences in wealth.

Yes it is.

There are places in the world, where forced sex with 12 year old boys is common. It's part of there culture. That doesn't make it right. It's wrong. I like that you think the world is generally good but just different, but it's just not true.

Most of the countries in the world, are ruled by men and not law. Those countries are not a good in the world.

As for being a Muslim growing up the the US, great. I am glad you're here. The issue I have with Muslims in general, is that being Muslim does not mean the same thing to everyone.

There are many kinds of Muslims. Most are good, but some are bad. What would be great, is if we had two words to distinguish the people who follow Islam that are good (like you), and a word that means the rest of the religion.

In Christianity, we have that breakdown. When people think of religious leaders molesting boys, they don't think of Christians. They think of Catholics. When they think of cult like religions that follow the new testament, we don't think of Christians, we think of Mormons.

I know that if your in Iran, there are names for the different Muslim groups. Those names never make it to America. All we hear, is Muslim. I wish that would change, so when I talk about a group of people who need to be talked about, people don't think I mean you.

To be honest with you the reason why there is so much anger towards muslims in America is because on this exact date 1000s of innocent americans were slaughtered by hateful, disgusting cowards who have no respect for human life.

Obviously not all Muslims are radicals, in fact most aren't but the fact still remains that these radicals who are nothing short of inhuman murderers cast bad light on the religion as a whole.

One of my best friends is Muslim and I love him and his whole family but obviously there is going to be a LOT of anger over what happened to us.

I agree with you that they're many atrocities in this world where such behavior is seen as normal. But I was referring to was differences in opinions not criminal behavior. I was trying to say that everyone is different but that doesn't necessarily mean that its a bad thing. 

Although I agree with the beginning portion of your post, I respectfully disagree with the rest. Labeling individuals to a certain group for there actions is, in my opinion, profiling. An entire group cannot be subjugated for the actions of some. Using your example, all catholic leaders are not child molesters nor can all child molesters be pinned as catholics.

Your post started with,"Yes it is." Yes to what? Yes to that differences are wrong or were you trying to use that statement to help define the underage sex example you used? 

Your post has given me the feeling that you may have a superiority complex going on. Please prove that that is wrong and you are not like that. 

As an American Muslim, I can truly say that most issues that relates to Islam from a western perspective are from culture-differences. 

My parents are foreign as so is my background. The logic that they use to base their common-sense is actually different from my own. I'm western. I live and think like someone from the US. I would be lying to you if I said that relations with my parents were smooth on various issues. After years of giving this much thought, the only answer I can come up with why my parents thought in the way they did and why would muslims from eastern countries be angered over the burning of their own book or ex cetera is culture

Well I pressume that in some cases it's hard to distinguish between cultural differences and religious diffrences. Plus in some societies religion and culture interwine, hence why people from such countries are so radical in their beliefs.