[a fool in paradise]

The idea that their faith can be woven into an American lifestyle rather than skew it plays out in several ways at Zaytuna. Yes, most of the women wear headscarves, but that's a choice; there is no dress code. Men and women sit next to each other in class, they chat easily and share meals when they break their fast — things that would never happen in an Islamic school overseas.

NPR never bothers to ask why things are different (never happen) at overseas' Islamic schools.

Is this a "soft" interpretation of Islam, a "transitional" appeciation of Islam (as students break away from what they understand to be freedoms in America), or are the overseas muslims following an overly restrictive "not really Islam" form of Islam?

[TheThirdRuffian]

Compare and contrast with the hit jobs they do on Christian schools or Jewish schools.