There is all manner of criminality in the Middle East and 'religion' has no influence over their actions.

The Turks are very corrupt, the Islamic Lebanese are violent and crime-prone. They're all deadshits in my opinion.

North Africa has its fair share of thugs and street level creeps.

Armenians are very corrupt, too. When I lived in Detroit, I knew a major level Armenian OC guy who hung out drinking in the Midtown section of Detroit, especially at Jumbo's Bar or the Old Miami Bar on Cass Avenue.

To the OP, investigate whether Middle Eastern crime syndicates in the West are funnelling some of their profits back to Middle Eastern Islamic extremist movements. You'll find some interesting facts there...