@sparrowdown
You're right, it seems JWs don't have much of clue about what goes on in the world.
Take a look at the last four or five 'watching the world' articles on jw.org. We find not one word about the many atrocities committed by extremists - for some unfathomable reason WTS thinks the rise of atheism in Japan or alcoholism in Outer Mongolia is more newsworthy.
'the Koran was not that different from the Bible' - this is one thing your JW has correct.