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The Saudis have spent huge sums teaching people around the world to be literate in arabic. Before this, they were Muslims—but were less devout because they didn't actually understand the qoran. Now, many more can read it. Islam was not "hijacked," it is what it is. Anyone who can read arabic can easily be "radical" since it's right there in B&W.
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The only problem with that hypothesis is firstly that the Qur'an isn't more violent and unjust than the horrific stuff found throughout the Old and New Testament, and secondly, that I can imagine very few people reading it cover to cover if it is half as hard and dull to read (not to mention offensive) as the Bible.
When a Christian reads the Bible and comes across bigotry, injustice and hatred, he or she rationalizes it away. "Oh, he was speaking to the Pharisees, and I'm not a Pharisee". "Oh, but that's the
Old Testament, it doesn't count any more". "Oh, but you see, that's just a metaphor for something completely different". Why would Muslims be any different?
Not saying there isn't lots of scary stuff in Islam, but saying they're violent because they read the Qur'an is like saying that any German who picks up and reads a copy of Mein Kampf will inevitably turn into a Nazi. It just doesn't work that way.
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You really feel the need to defend Islam? Let's see, 50% of their population are in effect slaves. Property. These 50% are called "women."
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This is the kind of hyperbole that makes people shrug and turn away whenever Islam is criticized. You're saying that 50% of Muslims, or 100% of their women, are slaves -- one hundred percent -- and you expect us to take you seriously.