Mate we've all got our shortcomings; the space that extremists get to peddle their agenda and ensnare some Muslims in their warped and utterly bigoted ideology is a very real thing which is precisely why steps are being taken to deal with these things.
What I ask is for those who, justifiably, criticize us to see the other side of the coin - Not everything is as dark and gloomy as its made it out to be.
For example in the report titled : THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE ARAB SPRING: VALUES AND PERCEPTIONS OF THE TUNISIAN PUBLIC IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE - DECEMBER 15, 2013
To the questions :
(1) Non-Muslims [Non-Christians (for Christian respondents)] should be prohibited to practice their religion in (STUDY SITE COUNTRY)
Only 4% of the Pakistanis agreed to this !
(2) The followers of other religions should not have the same rights as mine.
Only 10% of Pakistanis agreed to this !
(3) Approval of attacks on US civilians working for US companies in Islamic countries.
Only 1% of Pakistanis agreed to this !
We're not perfect.....far from it; but we're not as bad as we're made out to be either.
P.S There was talk of a law banning women from jogging in marathons; the people struck it down ! But in 'this' age not decades ago under a dictatorship when these discriminatory laws were conceived.