Unfortunately there are still large numbers of people in the western world who view Islam through rose tinted spectacles. I can understand why: it seems almost nonsensical that a major world religion is inherently barbaric and monstrous. People who know no better say to themselves, 'Surely the religious maniacs of ISIL, Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Hamas, etc. can't represent "true" Islam according to the Koran can they?'. To the uninitiated it seems absurd that someone can think that the Koran is a vile book and that Mohammed was a monster. I've seen many non-muslims recoil in horror at this very suggestion and accuse others of islamophobia (I deliberately refuse to grace that word with a capital letter as it is a despicable slur) even though they themselves know nothing whatsoever about the contents of the Koran or the Hadiths.
But the sad truth is that ISIL, Boko Haram, etc. do represent precisely what the Koran teaches. The Koran is figuratively bursting at the seams with torture, rape, paedophilia, murder, slavery, robbery, and genocide. All of which is condoned by, promoted by and sometimes carried out by Mohammed himself. The Koran is a litany of vile pronouncements and deeds.
Yet all those horrors contained within the Koran are dismissed by almost all muslims as the delusions of islamophobes. Admittedly some muslims don't actually know what's in the Koran having never actually read it and simply believe the lies they're told by their peers, Immans and other influential people in their communities. However, the deceit of muslims who have read it and who refuse to acknowledge that the Koran does indeed contain immoral and vile verses reflects very badly on them. I've met a few honest muslims in my time who do admit that some sections of the Koran are horrific but these individuals are very few and far between. Our own Keyplus absolutely refuses to acknowledge this point even after direct quotes from the Koran are presented to him. He simply accuses the poster of either fabricating the verses or referencing an incorrect translation. Neither accusation ever stands up to even the slightest scrutiny but things such as honesty, integrity and truthfulness are alien concepts to Keyplus and a great many others who share his beliefs.
Publicly criticising Islam can be extremely hazardous to ones health as many have found to their great cost. It is difficult to bring up the subject of muslim intolerance and violence without exposing oneself to muslim intolerance and violence. I believe that a great many non-muslims in the world are very, very afraid of Islam yet they are afraid to admit they're afraid because of the threat of exposing themselves to the intolerance and violence that such an admission may bring.