There is radical elements in all religions ,not just the one mentioned in the question. The media unfairly is centered around one and ignores the others. I think that with knowledge and understanding there is always a peaceful situation.
Mahatma Gandhi did this in India with radical elements between the Hindus and the Sikhs. We have much to learn from his methods. More.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.