There are lots of Christians in the Middle East, and there are also moderate Muslims. Not to downplay the fact that Islam is the 13/50 of religious violence and totalitarianism. The extreme end of the Islamic world isn't exactly a fringe unfortunately, but it's also not a majority either.
Ultimately the issue with marrying even a moderate Muslim is that the family will rarely allow it if you don't convert. Moderate Muslims are still conservative by Western standards, they're sorta like Mormons (or you could say that Mormons are sorta like Muslims), who also rarely allow interfaith marriages.
The other problem with moderate muslims is that they're essentially imaginary, for all intents and purposes. Even if you get one solitary generation that does respect the host culture their children invariably will not.
There are lots of Christians in the Middle East, and there are also moderate Muslims. Not to downplay the fact that Islam is the 13/50 of religious violence and totalitarianism. The extreme end of the Islamic world isn't exactly a fringe unfortunately, but it's also not a majority either.
Ultimately the issue with marrying even a moderate Muslim is that the family will rarely allow it if you don't convert. Moderate Muslims are still conservative by Western standards, they're sorta like Mormons (or you could say that Mormons are sorta like Muslims), who also rarely allow interfaith marriages.
The other problem with moderate muslims is that they're essentially imaginary, for all intents and purposes. Even if you get one solitary generation that does respect the host culture their children invariably will not.