I don't share your view of Islam either, Brian, and I think the notion that the "ideology of Islam must be confronted" is perhaps one of the most counter-productive approaches that one could possibly have to current CT challenges.

Islam varies substantially over time, place, and social class. As the World Values Survey and various regional barometer studies have shown, Muslims hold many of the same core values as non-Muslims, and on relatively few issues is Muslim religiosity even a very good predictor of socio-political attitudes (compared to education, age, gender, class, country, etc).

Islam has shown considerable adaptability over time, with examples ranging from Turkey's democratic, pro-EU Islamist AKP government to the dramatic (even revolutionary) innovation in Shi'ite political thought represented by Iran's velayat-e faqih system of government.

You're aggregating well over a billion and a half people, and assuming (frankly, against much evidence) that they subscribe the the views of a hardline, militant minority.

Finally, the policy suggestions that you are making would be a disaster. Are you seriously suggesting a PR campaign based on the idea that "the Koran was not the word of god, but of man" as a way of improving intercultural relations? Can you imagine how a "Jesus was just a normal guy?" and "lets rewrite the bible" would work if it were directed at Christian populations?

Sheesh.