World of Islam MP3 Descriptions

Islam: A Complete Way of Life
Islam claims to be a blueprint for politics, economics and social behavior to a far greater extent than other religions. This program examines the basic elements of Islam and explains why it is not just a religion, but a complete way of life.

The Five Pillars of Islam
Is Islam saying prayers five times a day? Or is it something much more, a total cultural experience far more encompassing than anything we know in the West? This programs explores what it means to be a Muslim.

Voices of the Resurgence
In this program we take a closer look at several of the main revivalist groups, including the Muslim Brothers, the Pakistani Jama'at-i-Islami and ABIM (Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia). All have the same ultimate goal, an Islamic society relevant to the Twenty-First Century.

Islam in America: The Immigrant Experience
Muslims first came to the United States in the 1890s. This program examines what it is like to be a Muslim in American society.

Muhammad and His Heirs
This program examines the life and character of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, as well as the immediate succession and the origins of the Sunni-Shi'a split within the Islamic world.

The Rise & Fall of the Caliphate
This program explores the extraordinary rise of the Islamic Caliphate empire and its decay ending in the abolition of the Caliphate by Kemal Ataturk in 1924.

Islam in America: Black Muslims
This program looks at the growth of Islam among Afro-Americans and the radical division existing in "Black Islam" between the Nation of Islam and the American Muslim Mission.

The Other Face of Eve
This program examines the many different human conditions within the Muslim world, the effect of Islam on women and their rights and the influence of traditional patriarchal values throughout the Islamic world.

The Magnificent Heritage: The Golden Age of Islamic Civilization
Algebra, Arabic numerals and abstract design are the products of a golden Islamic civilization without which the modern Renaissance might never have taken place. This program explores that Golden Age, c. 800-1500, and the arts and sciences that it produced and developed.

Decay or Rebirth: The Plight of Islamic Art Today
This program examines whether it is possible for the Muslim artist or scientist of today to work within his or her Islamic heritage or if markets and patronage dictate abandoning that heritage in favor or Western styles and tastes.

Whither Islam: The Future of Islam
This program explores recent measures to introduce Islamic values and institutions into society in Egypt, Pakistan and the Sudan, and asks whether Islam can be relevant to the problems of the Twenty-First Century.









Ismail & Isaac
For centuries, Muslims and Christians have been fighting each other. Even today, there is much mistrust and prejudice on either side. In this program, Muslims express their viewpoint on this often-strained relationship and what might be done to improve it.

Resurgent Islam Today
The past few years have seen another worldwide resurgence in the Islamic world. This program explores what is happening in the Islamic world, what the real causes of this resurgence are and what it means for us in the West.

A Complete Way of Life

The Five Pillars of Islam

Muhammad and His Heirs

The Rise & Fall of the Caliphate

The Magnificent Heritage

Decay or Rebirth?

Ismail & Isaac

Resurgent Islam Today

Voices of the Resurgence

The Immigrant Experience

Black Muslims

The Other Face of Eve

Whither Islam?


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