Frontline

Season 4, Episode 24

Episode Title: Comrades V: Master of Samarkand

Air Date: 1986-07-29

Overview:

Abdugaffar Khakkulov is a master craftsman of Uzbek heritage who for 35 years has been restoring the great Islamic mosques in Samarkand. Frontline examines daily life in a Muslim community and explores the uneasy relationship between Islamic faith and Soviet power.