Japanese samurai's used to stab themselves in the gut with a 16-inch blade for dishonoring themselves and their peers.
Now they make zany eroge's and sell wi-fi.
It could be said that islam and muslim's haven't really caught up with the western world, but that doesn't mean all muslims are extremists. My good friend is muslim, and he's a great guy, and his family is one of the nicest I've ever met.