Episode Detail: Homegrown: Islam in Prison - America at a Crossroads

Examining the role of Islam in U.S. prisons, and whether inmates receive the Muslim faith's true teachings or the radicalized rendition adopted by some terrorists. Included: remarks from former FBI agent Stephen Denny and Imam Frederick Thaufeer al-Deen, a former federal-prison chaplain. Also: the story of Levar Haney Washington, a convert to Jamiyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheeh, a radical Islamic group that allegedly plotted to attack targets in Los Angeles in 2005.
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Premiered: April 15, 2007, on PBS
Rating: TV-PG
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Premise: An examination of post-9/11 challenges, including the War on Terrorism; the Afghan and Iraqi conflicts; struggles within Islam; Muslim life in America; and America's role in the world.

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