Matt,as far as saturday morning public stabbings are concerned you are probably referring to the custom in Saudi Arabia which is the only Islamic country that does this.I don't want to go into the merits and demerits of this custom as that would lead to a lengthy debate.However this sort of thing does not happen here.
Talking about shipments some time back a shipload of sheep was sent to Saudi Arabia which was rejected by the Saudis because the sheep were diseased.The Aussies then decided to offer it to Pakistan,later free of cost,an offer which was refused by the Pakistanis.Would you perhaps surmise that that it was a good year for sheep in Pakistan?
Why do western countries think that their shit will be accepted by third world nations or poorer countries?