How do you know western freedoms and freedom of religion "frightens the middle eastren countries"? Because Bush told you or what? I've heard it enough in US nationalistic propaganda. I've just never heard it from any Arabs.
Turkey is a middle-eastern muslim country with freedom of religion. They've had freedom of religion for 500 years. That's well before any western country had it or the European enlightenment. So much for western greatness and superior progressivness. Constantinoples/Istanbuls churches and synagogues stood under the Sultans personal protection.
I don't think the problem is Islam in the middle-east, but that fascist govornements, (Saudi-Arbia, Iran, Syria, Libya etc). They are hiding behind Islam to hide the fact that they are classical fascist states. If it wouldn't be Islam, it'd be something else. Off-course a fascist govornement is afraid of political freedoms. They would lose their power. I'm 100% certain that the people not in power in the middle-east aren't against political or personal freedoms. Who would be?