PBS Biography Succeeds Even Without Its Big Star
"How do you produce an engaging two-hour biography of one of the most influential men in world history without showing his image?
The producers of "Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet," a PBS documentary premiering Wednesday about the Arab desert trader whose religious experiences led to the founding of Islam, have smartly overcome this cinematic challenge." -The Washington Post

PBS documentary 'Muhammad' a revelation
"n the past year, he has been called a "man of war" by Jerry Falwell, "a robber" by evangelist Pat Robertson and "demon-possessed" and "the first Muslim terrorist" by other extremist critics. The Islamic prophet Muhammad has become a target in a post-Sept. 11, 2001, world where people are looking for easy answers to explain a religion that is followed by 1.2 billion people." -San Francisco Chronicle

PBS looks at 'Muhammad'
"Stereotypes about Muslims are quickly dispelled, and a better understanding of Islam results from Muhammad: Legacy of A Prophet. The enlightening documentary premieres this month on PBS.
Produced by Kikim Media and Unity Productions Foundation, this documentary is a well-researched reminder that Islam is about peace, love and the acceptance of other people's beliefs - the same tenets as those in Christianity and Judaism." -Scripps Howard News Service

A visual, thoughtful examination of Islam
"'Islam is really a soft thing, it's not a hard thing,' artist Mohamed Zakariya says here. 'There is absolutely nothing in Islam that justifies the claim of Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda or other similar groups to kill innocent civilians,' adds M. Cherif Bassiouni, one of many scholars speaking in the film. Acts of terror, he says, 'are contrary to Islam.'" -L.A. Times

A Portrait of the Prophet Behind Islam
"It would be fair to say that the most important invisible figure on American television is Muhammad, the seventh-century prophet who founded Islam. Even many educated PBS viewers know very little of his story, yet his legacy is felt in some form every day in the United States as well as in the rest of the world." -The New York Times

Beliefs; With more than a year gone by, American Muslims debate Islam, intolerance, terrorism and the significance of Sept. 11
"'Id Mubarak.'' These days, when American Muslims exchange that wish for a blessed Id al-Fitr -- the Feast of Fast-Breaking, which begins after the monthlong fast of Ramadan -- many are probably hoping for a few days' respite from anguishing about the meaning of Sept. 11." -The New York Times

Islam's Prophet Motive
"Since Sept. 11, 2001, two ideas about Islam have become axiomatic: that Americans need to know more about the religion and that 'moderate' Muslims in the U.S. and other Western societies need to reclaim their faith from those who kill and maim in its name. With that background, it might seem churlish to cavil at a serious attempt to address both needs." -Time