I mean, one of the Signs is that "the Sun will rise in the West." A lot of preachers interpret that allegorically that the light of Islam will take over the Western nations, and millions will convert. But many also keep to the literal interpretation that sunrise will soon miraculously occur on the western horizon. Allah can do anything, after all, so why not?
The Sun Is Rising in the West: New Muslims Tell About Their Journey to Islam
by Muzaffar Haleem & Betty Batul Bowman
These Journeys to Islam are stories told by new Muslims. They reflect the strivings and triumphs of the soul, as each person struggled to find a meaningful spiritual existence. All of the stories are written by new Muslims who have come from a Western background, especially America. For each story told here, there are many, many stories left untold, but which are nevertheless happening every day in America.
Makes a great stocking stuffer!
You are right, of course. I made the mistake of thinking with Western logic. We are talking about 1400 years of brainwashing. One cannot think that simply interjecting democracy will solve the problem. The concept is entirely foreign to the uneducated masses and outlying tribal communities and thus causes fear and anger. Attempts to infiltrate using Western media are being put down, so there is no knowledge of anything outside Islam other than what they are told. One thing I've noticed on international Muslim boards and forums is that in every case, someone will come in and post a warning to Muslim youth to stick to only Islamic websites in their studies - to not stray or listen to anyone else (because of course non-Muslims cannot understand Muslims or Islam and we will either give them wrong information or tell them lies).
While the international communities have focused on Iraq, Islamists have grown their communities in every country in the world. Their imams have targeted the young, the poor, the angry, and the lonely, pulling them in to indoctrinate them. At the same time, educated Muslims have joined Islamic PR (propaganda) organizations to work on outreach programs that will give Islam societal inclusion, as well as to study ways to give Islam legal footholds in those societies (including our own).