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#15802 - 06/10/09 08:11 AM The Mosque in Morgantown
ikayak Offline
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This looks very interesting:

Originally Posted By: PBS
Monday, June 22 — 10:00pm

0112 - KCTS HDTV

The Mosque in Morgantown

The story of journalist Asra Nomani ("Standing Alone"), who returned from Pakistan to her hometown of Morgantown, W. Va., following the 2002 slaying of reporter-friend Daniel Pearl only to find men she saw as extremists running her mosque. duration: 60 min


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Article:

http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/tenminutes/10_minutes_with_asra_nomani1/

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#16529 - 06/22/09 07:54 PM Re: The Mosque in Morgantown [Re: ikayak]
ikayak Offline
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It's on tonight if anyone is interested in watching.

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#16556 - 06/23/09 09:56 AM Re: The Mosque in Morgantown [Re: ikayak]
ikayak Offline
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crazy

I made the mistake of watching it in bed.
I fell asleep during the last segment, so I'll have to watch it again.

Very interesting though, especially the changing dynamics within the leadership of the mosque. Also, I thought the differentiation of cultures within the mosque was interesting.

I think PBS's synopsis was/is somewhat misleading. As told by PBS, she (Asra Nomani) may have returned to Morgantown and felt that there were "extremists running her mosque"...however it appeared to me that there were also moderates in power at that time, and her insistence upon reform was the catalyst toward a more extremist run mosque (at least temporarily.)

I found this excellent review of the documentary, if anyone is interested.







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