There is a woeful ignorance of history. Westerners generally have no knowledge of the Battles of Lepanto, Malta and Vienna, their pivotal significance and the effect they had on the development of Western civilization. Europeans once understood that Islamic culture was not compatible with the values, practices and customs of the West. That very painful lesson will be relearned only with much suffering and bloodshed.
Today, people seem to think (as does my sister) that Islam is simply a more colorful outgrowth of Christianity and Judaism. Deeply ignorant of history these people expect Muslims to embrace Western secular values and when this does not happen it is blamed on the Crusades, western imperialism and poverty. I forward articles such as this to my sister in the hope she will someday come around.