Because replacing religious belief with atheism has worked out so well for the West./s I know quite a lot of Muslims. The ones I know have always been polite and respectful to me. Their devotion to prayer and study, and what they know about their own faith, put a lot of Christians to shame. I am not overlooking the problems of Islam but, as a Christian, I would hope to see Muslims turned toward something besides a gray, godless secularism.
It has also been my experience but then if you do dig deep many of them do hold anti- Jewish views etc. which I find more than disturbing. I have dealt with highly educated ones via Universities so mostly they are people able to think for themselves unlike those who may be easily lead by mad preachers.