Islam is the last religion with ideas from the middle ages, it's not like judaism or christianity where you will find a reform, Islam seems to be one religion with many voices but they are clear when they have to read the violence in the Koran and they support them in some ways, so that's different, christianity don't use the violence even some could do that but they are not the majority, in the case of Islam, you will find many countries where muslims persecute other muslims, or christians, Islam the death penalty or other concepts like holy war are very part of their ideas.
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.