Originally Posted by Agnostic Muslim

* Sigh* I'll attempt this this once more.

Firstly - Adux, &sniper and Brokensickle have made various incorrect assumptions. The first is to treat the Muslim world as some sort of monolithic entity, it is not. The forms of Islam practiced,the nature of each Muslim State, the society, laws, customs etc. are all influenced by not just religion, but the culture of the area, the history of that nation and the internal and external dynamics that influence them.