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April 2nd, 2011
01:00 AM ET
Living under the headscarfEditor’s Note: "Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door" features the Muslim community of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where sisters Dima and Lema Sbenaty grew up and live. CNN’s Soledad O’Brien chronicles the dramatic fight over the construction of a mosque in the heart of the Bible belt. Watch “Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door” airing at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET April 2 on CNN. By Elizabeth M. Nunez, CNN Few items of clothing inspire as much controversy as the hijab, or headscarf. To some it represents oppression or radical Islam. But to American-born Muslim sisters Dima and Lema Sbenaty, the hijab is a source of pride.
April 2nd, 2011
01:00 AM ET
Law expert explains Sharia and IslamCNN's Soledad O'Brien sits down with Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman, who describes the basics of Sharia law and the difference between Islam and Sharia law. O’Brien chronicles the dramatic fight over the construction of a mosque in the heart of the Bible belt on “Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door,” airing at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET April 2 on CNN. |
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