Though, these groups really do not wish to fight, they just want to pray and worship in peace. Also, many moderate Muslims just want to be accepted and integrated into the society and want to universalize mankind, but not to let go of their Muslim identity. Muslim reaction to the West is one of rejection. In Iran, Muslims hold feelings against the U.S. and Jerusalem, due to, Muslims feel that Jerusalem is holding the three holy places of Islam, which due to political reasons, Muslims are not allowed to visit these places. This in turn, creates a strong conviction that Muslims believe that Israel and the U.S. are against them.
Many cultures tend to be influenced by the U.S., yet.
Muslims feel that it is an attack on their values. Muslims will tend to reject the culture of the U.S. because they consider it to be Godless, seductive, and part of cultural colonialism. Westeners tend to exploit Muslim values and morals, which is an insult to the Muslim culture. As for cultural colonialism, many Muslims believe that the Christian church is the spiritual legacy of colonialism. Colonialists imported Christianity and gave the christians proper education and top positions in the administration, which is why Muslims tend to resent the christians, also due to, christians are from the oil rich south and are migrant traders.