To the Best of Our Knowledge

PROMO       11/4/07 "East Meets West: Clash of Civilizations?"
*Is there an irreconcilable conflict between Islam and the West - a
"clash of civilizations."  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge
we'll hear prominent Western and Muslim intellectuals debate this idea. 
Also, a Pakistani rock star who's a devout Muslim - he says there's
nothing in the Koran that prohibits music.

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:  "Clash of Civilizations?"

0:00 - 30:00        SEGMENT 1: (30:01)
            Moshin Hamid shares many characteristics with the central
            character of his novel, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist." 
            He tells Steve Paulson how they're alike, and what the
            crucial difference between them is. Also, in 1993 Samuel
            Huntington made the argument that a new kind of global
            conflict - a clash between western civilization and the
            Islamic East - would replace the Cold War. Three
            prominent intellectuals give their views. We hear from:
            Sasha Abramsky, Lee Harris and Ziauddin Sardar.  
                    
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

30:01 - 30:30  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

30:30 - 41:56       SEGMENT 2: (11:27)
            Junoon is a Pakistani rock group. Their lead singer,
            Salman Ahmad, talks with Anne Strainchamps about being a
            Muslim and a rock musician, and explains that when a song 
            about government corruption got them into trouble, it was
            an Islamic cleric who came to their aid. And, of corse,
            we hear some of their music.
                    
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."


41:57 - 42:26       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

42:27 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (10:33)
            We re-visit Richard Nixon's 1972 trip to China, and the
            John Adams opera it inspired, then Jim Fleming talks with
            Margaret MacMillan, author of "Nixon and Mao: The Week
            that Changed the World."  MacMillan explains the
            historical context of the Nixon trip and how it changed
            the course of history.
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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