Genuine question mate, have you read the qur'an, or is this an opinion gaged from different sources???
The problem is media portrayals, amplifications and moral panics created off of the back of misinformation..
The religion fails to evolve with modern times due to the nature of its doctrine, it's finality, however, as scotty stated a little earlier, it's no different from Christianity, just 500 years behind....
Hitchens, as always, had it right..... Leave it at the door, empower women and see how high a society can fly!!!!