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The First Muslim

KUER 90.1 | By Doug Fabrizio

Published February 4, 2013 at 6:33 PM MST

The journalist Lesley Hazleton says that early sources on the prophet Muhammad are infuriatingly vague. He’s described as “neither tall nor short,” “neither dark nor fair,” and “neither thin nor stout.” Hazleton, a longtime Middle East reporter and an agnostic Jew, wanted to understand the man whose legacy continues to shape our world. Her new biography is called “The First Muslim,” and Tuesday, she joins Doug to explain how a man from humble beginnings rose to be the voice and leader of his people.

Lesley Hazleton blogs at The Accidental Theologist. Among her many books

are The First Muslim, After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam and Jezebel: The Untold Story of the Bible's Harlot Queen

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Doug Fabrizio

Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

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