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Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)

Starring Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh Rated PG-13

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A Great Partner for a Great Endeavor

Abraham acts as if he alone is God's chosen, but Sarah tells him otherwise, and God agrees with her.

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Into a Summer Woods

In fairy tales and fables, woods are often depicted as dark and dangerous...but, in reality, woods can help us connect to a greater spiritual world around us.

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Hajj 2009: A Story of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving, Hajj and Eid al-Adha fall within the same week this year. Hesham Hassaballa tells the story of Abraham, which inspired the rituals of the Hajj. And he considers why this is ultimately a story of thanksgiving.

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The God of Abraham, Jesus, and Muhammad

The author of God: A Biography says that, yes, of course Jews, Christians, and Muslims worship the same God.

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Child Soldier: 'God Was Looking Out for Me'

Instead of losing faith, this former child soldier from Sierra Leone believed only God could save him.

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Crusading for Modern Islamic Art

Beyond calligraphy, geometric designs and classic Islamic poetry, there's Wajahat Ali, who with his new play "The Domestic Crusaders" is rewriting the book on what is modern Islamic art.

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Searching for an Inclusive Islam

Eight years after "Muslim bad girl" Asra Nomani began her battle with her Morgantown, West Virginia mosque for women's equality, she wonders when her dream for an inclusive Islam will be realized. For Nomani, the struggle continues.

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The Sheikh’s Message of Love

As an American-born Jew living in Israel, I pictured Muslim clerics as violently anti-Israel. But Sheikh Samir changed my mind.

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Jerusalem Diary: A Mission to Heal

A Muslim surgeon chronicles his two-week trip to the holy land, where he will work with kids and get to the heart of religion.

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