Why Do Moslems Always Have to Defend Their Religion?

We're living in a time now where being a moslem is seen as something strange. Interestingly, it's seen assomething strange by non moslems, but it's also seen as somethingStrange by moslems themselves. And in that environment, you feel like you always have to defend your religion. We're always under the attack, verbally at leastand we're always defending ourselves norma. It doesn't feel good to be on the defensivee. Eventually the thought comes in your head, maybe islam is not so great after all. Why do i have to follow this religion?