The left has shown me the way froward as well.

All of the above!

Islam is an ideology, a set of ideas. No ideology is above critique, especially one that explicitly seeks political and social dominance over every person on the planet.

Islam is not merely a set of spiritual beliefs. Islam is a set of rules that define a social-political hierarchy in which Muslims submit to their demon-god Allah and all non-Muslims submit to Islamic rule. Islam is understood on the basis of what it is as presented in the Koran, sunnah, and its 1400 year history of mass brutality and bloodshed.

Islam is not entitled to human rights, which apply to individuals, nor is it entitled to any kind of respect or acceptance. Bad ideas must be challenged and debated and even mocked, preferably before they result in even further bad consequences.