to read the Quran it is not tajweed, rules for the correct pronunciation, but tartīl, thus reading and thinking about, an obligation. Non Arab’s should read and think about translations of the Quran.
What does it mean “Be despicable apes?” (al-Baqara 2:65). People who behave badly and turning into apes doesn’t mean in reality, but it means the transformation of their characters.
According to the Quran the beginning of Ramadan and Eid have to be determined by the Lunar calendar from groups of scientists, not by trying to spot the crescent with the naked eye.
Thereby there's no forcing in Islam. Who wants to should worship, who doesn't want to shouldn't do it. Everyone will get his rewards in the afterlife, which he did with his free will.