I took two courses on the history on the Middle East, and I was fascinated that their impressive culture and history in Spain, Northern Africa and the Middle East is being destroyed by these disillusioned terrorists. Iran is singlehandedly destroying the rich past of the Safavid dynasty and it's literary, scientific and philisophical accomplishments.
Much of our philosophy and scientific and mathematical knowledge is in fact from Arabic texts. The Arabs who dominated the North African and Spanish lands were fascinated with the Greek and Roman theories and painstakingly transcribed those texts to their own language and stored copies in many libraries in Iraq, Iran, the Cordoban Caliphate and Egypt. Although Europe lost many of its great texts during the Dark Ages and puritannical tyrants, the Arabs provided European scholars with their versions, thus preserving history.
Jews and Christians were also held in high respect. Although today extremists preach the purging of Judaism and Christianity, back then, many Christians and Jews held high places in the Islamic government. The Islamic rulers knew that they all worshipped the same God, so there was no problem with all three religions co-existing.
...As you can see, I can talk your ear off about Islam's contribution to the world, and how the religion is improperly being portrayed by Islamist extremists, Christian and Jewish Extremists (the ones we SHOULD be afraid of), the media, governments preying on our fear and radical Islamic governments.
The terrorists are scum of the earth. For every verse they quote from the Qu'aran that advocate violence, there are often more than several that advocate peace and humanity. These men deserve to be locked up with a real, pure version of the Holy Book and maybe then they'll realize the error of their ways.