[oblomov]

Most, but not all, of the Persian families I know are not Muslim in any devout sense- they celebrate their Persian identity (e.g. Nouruz), drink alcohol and eat haram foods, and have very tolerant social attitudes. When I am invited for dinner with my Persian friends, the food is invariably delicious.

Consider the heavily Persian part of Los Angeles, known to expats as "Tehrangeles". It's hardly a bastion of Shariah law, as Muslim as Miami is communist:

[melsec]

It is strange to me to see and meet so many Iranians who are smart, well educated and Muslim in name only who were ruled by what is seemingly a smallish percentage of Muslim thugs. I don’t know what it is in their make-up that can let that happen - they seems far more interested in doing business and/or getting a better education than to fight off those who put them down!