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NPR's Susan Stone reports on a new Scottish film based on the hit novel Movern Caller. It uses music, specifically a cassette left for the title character by her dead boyfriend, to drive the story.

In the first of a series on Europe's growing Muslim population, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli begins in Morocco. Would-be immigrants describe their hopes and dreams for a new life in Europe. Across the Straits of Gibraltar in Spain, the historical memory of Moorish rule continues to influence European culture and contemporary Christian-Muslim relations.

Iraq invites South African weapons experts to Baghdad for talks on disarmament. South Africa began a nuclear program in the 1970s as a deterrent to neighbors opposed to apartheid, but dismantled it in the 1980s. NPR's Renee Montagne talks to Mitchell Reiss of the College of William and Mary.

The mobilization of military reserve and National Guard units tops 168,000 troops, the largest call-up since the Persian Gulf War. When a key employee is called to active duty, it can disrupt large companies and damage smaller ones. NPR's Elaine Korry reports.

It's been nearly three months since Heartland's Board of Trustees voted in favor of establishing a new public safety department that would end the college's longstanding practice of contracting out its security workers.

President George Bush outlines his plan to reform Medicare, a program that serves 41 million elderly and disabled Americans. The president's $400 billion proposed overhaul would cover all seniors, but would generously reward those in managed care. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Fred Rogers, the host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, dies of cancer at the age of 74. Rogers hosted the popular children's program on public television for more than 30 years. All Things Considered offers a remembrance.

An investigation is underway following Saturday's arrest of al Qaeda leader Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. Mohammed is being held at an undisclosed location outside of Pakistan. Everything found in his living quarters in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi will be analyzed by the FBI. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Tim McGirk who's following the story for Time Magazine.

The Organization of the Islamic Conference prepares for an emergency summit in Qatar to discuss the impending U.S. attack on Iraq. Meanwhile, the six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council agree to deploy forces in Kuwait to help thwart any Iraqi attack. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports the Bush administration believes the arrest in Pakistan over the weekend of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, is a major blow to al Qaeda -- but experts say it is not a mortal blow.