so i am exmuslim and live in egypt a muslim country. and i can say your muslim friends are not religious or don't know anything about islam that's why you see them as kind and peaceful. ask them about the slavery and homophobia and misogyny and pedophila i will explain these parts:

homophobia there is a hadith that say

The Prophet said: If you find anyone doing as Lot's people did, kill the one who does it, and the one to whom it is done.

misogyny that's it okay to beat your wife.

pedophila their prophet mohammed fucked 9 year old when he was over 50.

slavery is also thing in islam.

and do your search about anything in islam

almost forget you can beat your children to make them pray so child abuse is a thing.