FRONTLINE

The Man Behind the Mosque

September 27, 2011 magazine: "The Man Behind the Mosque" and "An Optimist in Haiti"

The Man Behind the Mosque

36m 36s

September 27, 2011 magazine: "The Man Behind the Mosque" and "An Optimist in Haiti"

Previews + Extras

  • The Economy of a Tent City: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Economy of a Tent City

    S2011 E15 - 5m 24s

    Just 10 weeks after the quake, "Planet Money's" Adam Davidson finds a rich, complex economy sprouting in Port-au-Prince's temporary settlements.

  • Solving the Tap-Tap Puzzle: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Solving the Tap-Tap Puzzle

    S2011 E15 - 5m 11s

    Adam Davidson of NPR's "Planet Money" explores the artistry -- and economic theory -- behind Haitians' cheap, wildly decorated buses.

  • An Optimist in Haiti: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An Optimist in Haiti

    S2011 E15 - 13m 22s

    Adam Davidson of NPR's "Planet Money" travels to Haiti to meet a man with an unlikely tourism plan to help turn around his country's economy.

  • The Man Behind the Mosque: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Man Behind the Mosque

    S2011 E15 - 30s

    On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, FRONTLINE presents the story of Sharif El-Gamal, the charismatic property developer at the center of the Ground Zero Mosque controversy, in "The Man Behind the Mosque," airing Sept. 27.

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