Every time I read something referring to “Asians”, I picture a bunch of midget Cambodians.
Particularly in Europe and the UK, any author of a book, magazine or newspaper article who dares to refer to muslims in any manner than in the very most glowing and complimentary terms risks a fatwa against him / herself, their editors / publishers as well as their families.
The same is not true if you substitute 'Asian' for "muslim" in an article or book..
To Brits “asians” means muslims, hindus and sikhs. And Christians too actually. Christianity is the third largest religion in India. There are more Christians in India than there are sikhs, and vastly more than there are Buddhists.