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The Great Muslim American Road Trip Episode 2

Check out UPF’s The Great Muslim American Road Trip tonight on PBS! UPF are the creators of Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet, Prince Among Slaves, and the Emmy-nominated The Sultan and the Saint.

Episode 2, “A Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Tulsa to Albuquerque, New Mexico” features hosts Mona Haydar and her husband Sebastian Robins as they travel Route 66. Tonight, they discover why so many African Americans converted to Islam, how Muslims excelled in modern jazz, why Catholics and Muslims revere the Virgin Mary, and Mona and Sebastian celebrate their ninth anniversary on a mountaintop.

Tune in tonight at 10pm eastern, 9pm central on PBS.