Their islamic ancestors have lived peacefully with the pyramids for 1300 years without believing them to be an insult to their prophet. This latest generation is 1300 times crazier then all their fore-bearers combined.
It is said that Osama bin Laden became enraged when an American woman laughed at him during a polo game. I guess he got his revenge on the west, even if it cost him his life. To have reconciled himself to the modern would have cost him his peace of mind for his entire life.