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Dec 4 2009, Marco Villa

“Veiled Voices” is a documentary into the lives of three women - one Lebanese, one Syrian, one Egyptian - and as with “Beirut Diaries” it lets these women speak for themselves.

The three are Muslim women who are religious leaders in their...

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Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan addresses Saviours Day Convention in Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, March 1, 2009. Saviours Day is the Nation of Islam’s annual commemoration of the Birth of Master Fard Muhammad, the Founder of the Nation of Islam.