A Muslim woman persuades her husband that their family would be happier if they left the West Bank and moved to America. They do, and things are good…until September 11. After that, the elementary school their daughter goes to begins using a textbook that says Muslims want to kill Christians. This and other stories of what happens when Muslims and non-Muslims try to communicate, and misfire.

 
My most loyal lurker, Richard H., heard a rebroadcast of this old This American Life. He found it deeply disturbing. He wondered if it were worthy of being posted on my blog.
 
The part that Richard H. found most disturbing was This American Life – Shouting Across the Divide Act One. Act One starts at minute 7 of the broadcast.
 
What do you think?