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TTBOOK: Whose Islam Is It? Former Iraqi Minister Alli A. Allawi talks about the challenges of the history and cultures of Islam. Muslim stand-up comic Tissa Hami went from a career on Wall Street to the comedy club circuit. Christopher Caldwell discusses the European discomfort with the rising tide of Muslim immigration. Film-maker Chai Vasarhelyi followed Youssou N'Dour and his band and produced a documentary. Kamran Pasha wrote about Muhammad's third wife, Aisha, whom he married when she was very young. Alli A. Allawi served as Minister of defense and Minister of Finance in Iraq. He's also the author of "The Crisis of Islamic Civilization." He talks with Steve Paulson about the challenges of the history and cultures of Islam.

Tissa Hami is one of the world's few female Muslim stand-up comics. She talks with Jim Fleming abut how she went from a career on Wall Street to the comedy club circuit and what her Iranian mother (who's a dentist) thinks of it. And we hear bits from her act.

Christopher Caldwell talks with Steve Paulson about the European discomfort with the rising tide of Muslim immigration. Devout Muslims pose particular challenges for the largely secular European societies as their native populations age and decline. Caldwell's book is "Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West."

Senegalese pop star Youssou N'Dour is the top-selling African musician of all time. His album "Egypt" moved away from the raucous sounds of pop and was devoted to his faith. N'Dour is a devout Sufi Muslim. Film-maker Chai Vasarhelyi followed Youssou N'Dour and his band after the album came out and produced a documentary called "I Bring What I Love." Anne Strainchamps talks with the film-maker and musician right after the film opened in New York. "Egypt" won a Grammy in 2005. We hear clips from "Egypt" and from the film.

Hollywood screenwriter Kamran Pasha has written a novel called "Mother of Believers." It's the story of Muhammad's third wife, Aisha, whom he married when she was very young. Pasha tells Jim Fleming why he wanted to tell this story in novel form, despite the potential controversy. And we hear him read a passage from the book.