Having spent quite a lot of time there, and comparing it to other Muslim countries as well as India, I would say that we're really talking big differences here.
I just wanted to make sure where your impressions are coming from, account taken of the fact that the Islamic world is not monolithic, tipping hat to Edward Said. Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant
It's not Islam which is the problem here, I should point out, though it does perhaps exacerbate the problem. Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant