The topic I will be writing about is the nature and possible threat to democracy and freedom of Islamic Fundamentalism/Extremism. I feel this topic is highly relevant to the common American being the current status of the War on Terror in the middle east and the 9/11 attacks. The questions I want to aim to answer are what differentiates fundamental Islam from any other form of extremism, and why is this specific form of extremism a threat to global freedom and democracy. I want to go in depth as to why fundamental Islam goes beyond conflicting with just the U.S. or western ideas, and actually is something that should concern the planet. I do not want to be offensive, as the Pope devotes himself to the Church but is not an extremist or fundamentalist Catholic, I only want to focus on the one violent stem of a peaceful religion that is enveloping the middle east, and the nature of its existence and danger level. My audience would be anyone who has been a victim to or currently fears ISIS and other terrorist organizations that claim Islam is their motive, along with those of the Islamic faith who wish to know more about why anyone would turn to violence from the religion they practice. I feel I will be most persuasive in looking to historical sources of violent events that involved Islam, and also in looking to information about current terrorist organizations and their motives and past actions. I cannot make any assumptions of even logical deductions myself, as I will seem prejudice, so I will be dependent on sources that are as objective as possible.