"so I should hope,, as a matter of courtesy"
As a matter of self-preservation too.
Wish I could have said the same about some of the Brits we've met abroad - we learned very quickly that places like Faliraki and Aya Napa were places not to spend time in.
I've visited four Muslim countries and spent time in others with large Muslim communities and on each occasion we were greeted with the same courtesy and friendly curiosity that I came to expect in Britain.
I find nothing threatening about the Muslim - or any religion - I do find some of the churchmen somewhat intimidating sometimes - but again - that goes for any religion.
Jim Carroll