You know, this whole ordeal crystallizes one fact that Westerners seem deathly afraid to acknowledge: not all Middle-Eastern Muslims are terrorists, but all Middle-Eastern terrorists are Muslims.
Consider how in 2005 Muslims teenagers rioted and basically shut down Paris, and the French media referred to them only as "youths." Or how the British Home Secretary changed "Muslim terrorism" to the completely inane-sounding "Anti-Islamic activity." Or just last year when a Muslim shot up Fort Hood and killed 14 people (including a pregnant woman) and the media tied themselves in knots trying to downplay the Islamic nature of the crime. The message is clear: threaten, harass, and terrorize and we'll give you exactly what you want in hopes you'll leave us alone.
That is very, very dangerous.