What drives me to defend Muslims?  Easy.  I am one.  Wife, kids and grandchildren too.  I WILL defend them, by the Will and Grace of Allah Sub'hanahu wa Ta'ala.

As for defending Salafi extremists like the Da'esh ("ISIS"), I don't.  I'm Shi'a (the original "sect" of Islam).  Their stated goal--straight from the lips of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is to kill all the Shi'a.  I have a problem with that.

They were my enemy before you ever heard of 'em.  Same for al-Qa'eda, the Taliban, Boko Hara'am and every other foul outgrowth with the Wahabbi movement that's been armed and funded by the western 'powers' over the last 120 years or so.  Those murdering clowns are "Muslims" like the KKK are "Christians".

Difference between you and me is that I know my faith and the history of its followers from the inside.  What you know, or think you know, you get from TV and fuel it with your own preconceived notions and a heap of willful ignorance and arrogance.  If you wanna learn, ask.  If not, I'm busy.