To be slapped with a shoe is a dirty insult in the Muslim world.

The Muslim Brotherhood is much more hardline than Turkish Islamists.

The Muslim world is threatened by religious fanaticism. The Western world is threatened by secular fanaticism.

Without doubt, Malaysia is the great economic star of the Muslim world.

There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world for democratization.

It's no surprise that the Bush administration's bullying swagger and blithe ignorance have caused much of the Muslim world to hold the U.S. in rock-bottom regard.