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Anti-Muslim Charges and Responses in North Carolina – Three North Carolina universities – Duke, Wake Forest and UNC-Chapel Hill, are struggling to overcome sharp divisions about the substance of Islamic teachings and the role of Islam in the U.S. Lucky Severson reports on the accusations and violence that have accompanied discussion of Jihad and Sharia law.

Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music – Can even the most beautiful classical church music hold modern audiences attuned to hip hop? Can great sacred music continue to feed the spiritual lives of performers and their listeners? Judy Valente reports on the musicians devoted to sacred music – their commitment and their uncertain future.