Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – July 17, 2015

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1846 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on July 17 (check local listings). A Different Islamic School – Centuries ago, family operated Muslim schools — madrasas — taught not only Arabic and the Koran but […]

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1846 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on July 17 (check local listings).

A Different Islamic School – Centuries ago, family operated Muslim schools — madrasas — taught not only Arabic and the Koran but also a wider curriculum. Then, in recent years, many madrasas became politicized and even radicalized —breeding grounds for violent extremism. Fred de Sam Lazaro travelled to predominantly-Muslim Pakistan and visited one family’s madrasa, in Karachi, that is trying against strong opposition to restore what many say all Islam needs: giving male and female students a broad general education.

Singing in a Choir –Volunteers in the Choral Society at New York’s Grace Church tell Bob Faw what choral singing does for them.  They say it overcomes hardship, feeds the soul, creates community, serves as a workout, shrinks the ego and just plain makes everyone happy.


Belief and Practice:  Eid al-Fitr – This week, with the sighting of the new moon, Muslims around the world will observe Eid al-Fitr, the three-day festival marking the end of Ramadan. During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims who were able fasted from sunrise to sunset. Imam Johari Abdul-Malik, director of community outreach for the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia, describes the rituals and spiritual significance of this important holiday.

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