BBQ: I completely agree when it comes to the madrassas and what they teach along with a whole host of other myths that are perpetuated by the ignorant.

In the late 1970s a Jewish friend of mine encountered someone who still believed that Jews wore yarmulkas to cover the horns on their head.

In the 60s, some groups opposed JFK because they believed that he would be taking his marching orders from the Vatican.

Even today, most Catholics don't know some of the basic precepts that are the foundation of their own religion (and I was raised Catholic). I mean, most Catholics have no idea what the Immaculate Conception actually is, so I don't find it surprising that many Muslims don't fully know what's in the Koran. And just like the Bible is full of religious intolerance, hatred and vengeance in parts, so is the Koran. It's all in how you react to it.