karen pierog thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> >> sreenivasan: and now to our signature segment. our original in-depth reports from around the nation and around the world. tonight, we take you to south africa, where one man is on a campaign to make islam more inclusive toward women and gays. his outspokenness has provoked controversy and even violence-- three suspected acts of arson. but he does have his followers. and, as newshour special correspondent martin seemungal reports, a small number of muslims around the world are taking similar steps. >> reporter: the call to prayer at cape town's newest mosque, which advertises itself as one of a kind in south africa. >> we are the only mosque by the way in the whole country that has the words all welcome. we chose the name open mosque to really identify what the mosque was about, it was open to all. >> reporter: 60 year old taj hargey is the man behind this new mosque-- a mosque he sees worthy of being replicated in other parts of the world. hargey says his mosque is open to non-muslims, homosexuals--- women are allowed to