Curated OER
The Middle-East; Water and Life
Tenth graders examine the physical and cultural impressions made by water in the Middle East, as well as their own lives, through exercises in reading, writing, geography and art. They explore how water as an economic good drives...
Islami City
Islami City: Islam History the Rightly Guided Caliphs
Good article on the first four caliphs of Islam. The reign of each is summarized briefly, emphasizing their most important attributes, actions, and contributions to the Islamic community.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Race and Slavery in the Middle East
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University provides a thorough discussion of the existence of slavery in early times giving the types of people who were taken as slaves and the work they performed. There were also...
Other
Al islam.org: Sayings of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Here are the famous "sayings of Imam Ali," the fourth Caliph of Islam.
Other
Al Islam: Slavery in Ancient Times
This resource gives a history of slavery from pre-Islamic Times and its continuation under Islam.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Islamic Science and Math
Describes the major accomplishments of Islamic civilizations in the fields of Science and Math, i.e., the Islamic calendar, astronomy calculations, windmills, irrigation with gears, and mathematical theories.