Strabo writes:

Of course it was, to us. But then fatalistic Islam contains impediments
to develop technology such as we have.

Just one of many ways by which Islam is antithetical to free thought,
free commerce and a free republic.

You're confusing Islam itself with the odd habits of some cultures that happen
to include many Muslims. For example, many people mistakenly attribute Arab
cultural habits to Islam, when in fact they are two different things.