As someone that has studied Middle Eastern culture, history and politics, I found the article about Islam very comprehensive. Still, there are a few things I just want to air for my own piece of mind. I have to say that point 2 and 5 in the conclusion, in my opinion is counter-productive. This because silencing people that put forward constructive criticism is always a bad idea.
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My point with (2) is that there are people who will flatly tell you, "Islam is incompatible with democracy, peace, women's rights etc." I want such statements to be treated with extreme caution as they are the basis for a whole set of dehumanising approaches. Yes, there are Muslim nations that display these characteristics, but to classify it as symptomatic of the religion in all cases is simply wrong and likely designed to promote false "culture clash" and "fight to the finish" memes.
As for (5) I don't expect everyone to agree with my stated "most important priority" but at the same time, it is only a priority. Diplomacy etc. is always about doing many things at once. This is my personal conclusion about what should be top of the agenda, but my bad wording isn't meant to preclude other approaches, rather to inspire us to start on this "money flow to Saudi" approach.
