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Since Sept. 11, 2001, two ideas about Islam have become axiomatic: that Americans need to know more about the religion and that "moderate" Muslims in the U.S. and other Western societies need to reclaim their faith from those who kill and maim in its name. With that background, it might seem churlish to cavil at a serious attempt to address both needs. But there is something about the PBS documentary Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet (Dec. 18, 9 p.m. E.T.) that doesn't convince...
...nurse caring for the terminally ill in Dearborn, Mich.--explain how the example of Muhammad's life and work sustains them more than 1,300 years after his death. These stories are often moving and for many Americans will be a revelation. It is right to be reminded of Islam's caring side and the extent to which it gives breath and meaning to a worldwide community...
...projects for the Malaysian government. In the mid-'60s while building a hydroelectric dam in the country's Cameron Highlands, he dreamed of developing a resort and casino in the area, which is easily accessible to Kuala Lumpur, the capital. Even though Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country and Islam forbids Muslims to gamble, he secured the government's approval in less than a day. In the more than three decades since, his exclusive agreement for what is still Malaysia's only casino has been a license to print money...
...children like Jacinto and Marito scattered in orphanages and homes throughout Indonesia. Despite the intervention of international agencies and repeated requests from parents for their return, many remain under the guardianship of believers like Hasan who want to raise them as Muslims?as markers in the ancient struggle between Islam and Christianity. "Hasan Basri has stolen our children from us," says Pereira. "Why won't he let them come back...
...Backed by government money, he says he spent six years helping East Timorese escape violence and poverty, and converting them to Islam. His best year was 1999, he says, when he smuggled 661 refugees?about two-thirds of them children?out of East Timor. "I have the right to turn my people into Muslims. And why not when others were allowed to turn East Timor to Catholicism?" His viewpoints are not universally shared by other Muslims. "I don't care about how he earns his living these days," says Salim Musalam Sagran, who has known and occasionally worked with Hasan...