As for the religious dimension, Islam is evolving (as it has done throughout its life) - a new enlightenment will come! It's only a matter of time.
That sounds a little scary.
Islam forbids killing anyone unless they attack Muslims and even then the rules of warfare are not what you'd expect.
That sounds very nice and righteous but many Muslims don't care what Islam forbids.
We have already gone through some passages in the Quran that allow the killings of non-Muslims even when they were not attacked.
How many times we have to go through the same things to make you understand that the Quran and Hadith are part of the problem.
The Quran scriptures are very easily manipulated by extremists who use them to recruit jihadists around the world.
ISIS and Boko Haram are disenfranchised groups of ignorant losers, drug addicts, drunks who don't know anything about their religion and they are a far bigger threat to Muslims than they are to us.
Yeah, and who is gonna go and tell them that. They would answer:
Who are you to decide who is a real Muslim?
The extremists would challenge you claiming they are more Muslims than you are.
They would use the same scriptures you use but would interpret them their own way and show you exactly where you are wrong.
That's the problem Islam faces today.
The scriptures are being manipulated way too easily.
Islam doesn't have a central unification entity like the Pope for Christians.
Everyone is allowed to interpret Islam in their own way.
No one can claim which one has the right interpretation.