Paper: Terrorism growing out of Islam

Writing Assignment stipulations:

Papers will be roughly 1000-1200 words, MLA Format and must be submitted by Friday 09:00 PM Eastern Time of this week. At least two reliable research sources must be used, with all material properly quoted and cited as to source. “Reliable” sources include scholarly works, journal articles, newspaper articles, presented papers, documented interviews, and such.

Paper Topic:

Terrorism growing out of Islamic belief/culture is much in the news. What is the claimed origin of this in Islamic religion? Is this really an expression of religious faith? Or is this another area where culture trumps religion, but religion gets the blame? Is this more about economics? Politics? Briefly discuss this modern phenomenon, supporting your contentions.