well, like i said before, we've had these arguments before and nothing has been gained. you refuse to accept that there are several different theological schools in islam -- you have a very black and white view of things which in my opinion are significantly nuanced. no problem, that's your opinion. i would prefer it however, if you would stop saying i'm not muslim. after all, i must be, since i get hassled at airports all the time.
what i'm trying to say is its very simple to lay the blame on islam, when most of the problems in these ME countries have to do with government, tribal, local, and national, which has more to do greed and personal aggrandizement than any religous dogma. the outlook of individuals from saudi, for example, where had work is somewhat frowned upon and they'd much prefer paying someone else to do the work, is totally different from someone from oman where they try to be more self-sufficient. even in saudi that is changing due to economic pressures. but it's simpler to just say, "it's because of their religion."
it's very easy to say, "the failings of these immigrants is due to their religion" -- perhaps it is. but perhaps it also has to do with their starting point in either their home country or wherever they've immigrated to.
as to the fact that offspring of immigrants tend to be more orthodox -- i see you don't mention the interpretation that some sociologists have that this is a response to either perceived or real social injustices.
there are certainly a lot of faults with the interpretation and implementation of islamic theology, most muslims recognize that there are different schools of theology so i'm not sure why other people find it so difficult.
as to how people act, well, the scientific terms confounding factors and multifactorial come into it.
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