You are probably right. Islam warps a person’s mind. However, look at Turkey before the Muslim brotherhood, and Iran during the Shah. You probably have to be more pro-active to get Islam out of a society, and keep it out, and it probably takes longer, but it will have to be done at some point or else we will all end up Muslim or they will all end up dead. There is no in between.
It is a delusion to see earlier Turkey or Iran as free republics. Thus, both nations aren’t a part of Arab world.