You make some reasonably good points about not conflating Arabs with other Muslims.
Personally I wouldn't have a problem with Muslims if the religion was more moderate, as you see in Kurdistan or some regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The extreme Wahabbist Islam and other radical branches are just alienating to a lot of us.
I've definitely known some Muslims, mostly Persian, who didn't make Islam an issue. They were definitely cool in my view.
Before the spread of radical Islam throughout the Middle East, it seems like people were cooler.
Personally I wouldn't have a problem with Muslims if the religion was more moderate, as you see in Kurdistan or some regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The extreme Wahabbist Islam and other radical branches are just alienating to a lot of us.
I've definitely known some Muslims, mostly Persian, who didn't make Islam an issue. They were definitely cool in my view.
Before the spread of radical Islam throughout the Middle East, it seems like people were cooler.