I honestly believe that in most instances like this the application of a little common sense and laying your cards on the table can usually resolve the matter.

It certainly hasn't been my experience that Muslims, on the whole, are any more irrational, or less open to negotiation, than others. Sure, as with other groups there are people among them who will get fired up and act irrationally and dangerously when they feel that they are under attack ... but in general, most of these people won't go on the war path if the information is presented in a clear and reasonable manner.

Some of the comments on this thread, BTW are so juvenile that I sometimes wonder how many 9 year old boys there are who post here.