system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why are there so many Islamic extremists causing havoc around the world using terror, compared to all the other religions?
gpt
At this point in history, Islamic extremism has gained some popularity -- but bear in mind the majority of Muslims do not engage in or condone extremist activities. Before the fall of the Ottoman Empire (and even before the 1950s) Islamic extremism was relatively rare. Of course, before these periods Islamic countries hadn't been occupied by colonial powers, nor were they being engaged in economic/political/physical combat over oil. And in the past, extremist interpretations of other religions have caused problems (for example, it would have been very dangerous being a non-Christian between 750 and 1300, especially in Europe).