VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with author Saleem Ali about Islamic education in Pakistan's madrassahs.

We talk with UVM professor Saleem Ali about his book on Islam and education in Pakistan's madrassahs.  Also, a Vermonter starts a health clinic in Mali.  And we hear about laughter yoga!

Following the recent disaster at a West Virginia coal mine, commentator and University of Vermont Professor Saleem Ali says if minerals are going to be part of our future we must find responsible ways to extract them.

Commentator Saleem Ali has been thinking about the difference between "believing" and "knowing," and what they have to do with our energy future.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with Saleem Ali, author of Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed, and a Sustainable Future about consumerism in our society.

UVM Professor Saleem Ali says our urge to buy material goods may actually benefit society and propel us toward new discoveries and technologies.  Also, we talk with Valley News reporter John Gregg.