Criticizing Islam is racist?

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That is true. But between Christian and Muslim culture there is one major difference. Christian, or I should more specifically is western culture has been effected very deeply by enlightenment teachings such as equality and individualism. These ideals are only now beginning to take

I wonder how much it can be said that Western culture is set apart from while in the Muslim world the difference between culture and religion is negligible. Is that generally true?

It wasn't true of Iran when I lived there during the Shah's regime, and folks I know in the expatriate community tell me that in Iran the public display of Muslim piety is still a thin overlay on the cultural life of the people there.

That may not be entirely the case, given that my personal experience is outdated and the rest is hearsay. Apply salt as needed.