The best source of information on Islam is the western world.
That is one of the most idiotic statements about Islam I have ever read.
Devout Islamic scholars in the Middle East have studied and written about Islam and it's theology for over a thousand years. There is nothing in the West that can even come close these great scholarly works,
mdn the Quran is the center of Islam. So all other texts and ideas must be judged in the light of what the Quran says and teaches.
Same with the Bible. It is the center piece of Christianity. So all other texts and theology must be judged as to how it aligns to the Bible.