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I'm half-Scottish, so you cant really accuse me of blaming white people. I AM white. I'm not quite sure how you so fancily arrange your posts, so I'm just going to go and address all your misconceptions separately.

Freedom of press and news media are not guaranteed in ANYWHERE in that part of the world. Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam are all notoriously bad on freedom of speech and press. And they're all majority Buddhist and oppressive authoritarian regimes. The only three democracies in ASEAN are Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, New Guinea (sort of), and Singapore (kinda), which are the only majority Muslim countries in the area.

Don't criticize Turkey and Egypt. Given their location and recourses, they've done a remarkable job as countries.

Nigeria is the second-most vibrant economy in Africa, and happens to be majority Muslim.

Islam itself is nothing bad. The modern interpretation of Islam has gotten slightly more radical. It would be like if instead of the Reform movement that happened in Christianity and Judaism, there would be the opposite, with Muslims tending to get more fundamentalist. In that instance, you are correct. It is Islam that is making all of these horrible things happen. But it is not Islam as a religion. As a religion, Islam is nothing bad. The Five Pillars of Islam (the core of Muslim commandments) are: Pilgrimage, Faith, Charity, Fasting, and Prayer. Charity. Right there is the commandment to do good in the world. A small sect of fundamentalist Muslims have taken over our view of Islam as a religion. It's just plain and simple stereotyping.