Well said. Conversely, look what "conservative" (aka. sharia) islam managed to do to libya in 5 years. It was a beacon of prosperity in Africa - Under Gaddafi’s rule, Libyans enjoyed not only free health-care and free education, but also free electricity and interest-free loans. Women were treated well, and infant mortality rates were lower then many western nations, as healthcare as a whole was excellent. In terms of islamic countries, their constitution made them among the closest to a secular nation.

That all changed very quickly - cue the arming/empowering of "moderate rebels" (same guys Al-Assad is fighting against right now), and Libya quickly regressed. We are seeing that same regression (albeit at a slightly slower rate) all over Europe and arguably even here in Canada/US (ie. in the courts now, is the first prosecution of genital mutilation in the US).