Traditionally the show must go on which is a stupid thing to say, but that in a nutshell is what's going on. We have a new record out; if we won't tour, the new record dies. It's reality - it's what business is nowadays. You just need to tour to sell your albums.
The increasing mistrust between the Arab-Muslim peoples and the western world is rooted in the conflict in Palestine.
Listen to advice. You don't know how many writer's conferences I've taught at where at least half the audience fights all the conventions of the field.